1996 Asylum seekers legislatively prohibited from working throughout the duration of their asylum claim, on pain of criminal conviction. No penalties are imposed … More
Category: human rights
Socio-Economic Rights, the Constitution & the ECHR Act 2003: O’Donnell v SDCC in the Supreme Court
This note is based on MacMenamin J.’s decision, available here. SCOIRL have a succinct post on the outcome in this case. A … More
Direct Provision in the Irish High Court: The Decision
This post summarises some of the main grounds of challenge to the direct provision system in the case and the … More
Direct Provision Still under the Spotlight
On Friday, 14th November 2014, the High Court will deliver its decision on the challenge to the direct provision system in the … More
Direct Provision: The Beginning of the End?
Over the last number of weeks, there have been potentially significant developments in relation to the system of direct provision … More
The Myth of the Cherished Child in Ireland
The last number of weeks have seen much hand wringing and pretense of ‘not knowing’ from government, politicians and the public … More
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