Public sector strikes, the forces of law and order (potentially) rebelling, 12.5% of the labour force unemployed and a host of advocacy groups fighting their corner (see … More
Author: Liam Thornton
I am an associate professor in the School of Law, University College Dublin. This website contains my analysis of issues pertaining to law, human rights and justice in Ireland, and sometimes further afield.
Suffer Little (Separated) Children
The Office of the Children’s Ombudsman (OCO) released a report yesterday on Separated Children Living in Ireland. The report defines separated … More
The Death Penalty and Ireland
The former President of the High Court, Mr. Justice Richard Johnson has called for the Irish constitutional ban on the … More
The Culture of Control and Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
A central concern of the welfare state within post-modern welfare debates is the use of discipline, whereby the democratic-welfare-capitalist society … More
Asylum Seekers, Migrant Workers & Budget 2010
Following up from Mairead’s post on campaigning groups and Budget 2010, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mrs. Mary Hanafin T.D. has remained tight-lipped … More
Asylum Seeking Women & Direct Provision
Some worrying news from Galway’s and Mayo’s rape crisis centres. Asylum seeking women are being propositioned for sex outside reception centres. Aoibheann McCann of Galway’s Rape … More
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