PILA Bulletin 08 June 2016

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Features

• Irish High Court refuses judicial review of prisoner temporary release rules
• UN criticises Ireland over increase in Cork homelessness
• Commencement of Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2015 Completed
• New UK legislation provides anonymity to victims of forced marriage
• CJEU finds imprisonment solely on grounds of illegal entry to a Member State in breach of EU Law
• Scotland’s Student Loan Scheme in breach of ECHR and public sector equality duty
• ECtHR finds Article 5 does not require maximum time limits for detention pending deportation
• ECtHR finds Danish family reunification legislation in breach of Article 8
• ECtHR finds Turkey in breach of ECHR following phone tapping investigation
• UN Human Rights Committee finds Australia’s rules of indefinite detention illegal
• Guest piece by Michael Farrell on CPRD finding against Australia on rights of deaf jurors and potential implications for Ireland

Events

• Ballymun Community Law Centre: Natural Justice in Child Protection Investigation – 14 June, Dublin
• Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission: Launch of Annual Report – 29 June, Dublin
• Irish Refugee Council: The International Protection Act 2015, The Changes and Implications – 15 June, Dublin
• Children’s Rights Alliance: Making Child Poverty Policies Real – 24 June, Dublin
• Irish Rule of Law International: Malawi by the Sea – 24 June, Dublin
• Centre for Disability Law & Policy, NUI Galway: 8th International Summer School on Disability Law – 20 June, Galway
• Irish Society for European Law: Migration and European Identity – 16 June, Dublin

Jobs

• Irish Refugee Council: Chief Executive Officer – deadline 24 June
• The Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe: Intern – deadline 27 June
• UK Bar Pro Bono Unit: Head of Casework – deadline 29 June