Just in from the Department of Justice and Law Reform Ahern Welcomes Coming Into Law of Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 The Minister for Justice & Law Reform, Mr. Dermot Ahern T.D., welcomed the coming into law of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act […]
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President McAleese signs Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010
July 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships
Tags:Civil and political rights·Civil Partnership and Certain Rights·Civil Partnership Bill·Mary McAleese·Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform·Oireachtas
Guest Post – Imprisonment for Debt
May 31st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Social Policy
In the first of this weeks Guest Posts – Louise blogs about Imprisonment for Debt Imprisonment solely on the grounds of failure to fulfil a contractual obligation is considered a human rights violation and is prohibited by Article 1 of the 4th Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and Article 11 of […]
Tags:Civil and political rights·ECHR·High Court·Human rights·Law·Prison