On February 28 2014, UCD Human Rights Network hosted a seminar, Direct Provision: A Challenge to Law, A Challenge to Rights. Senator … More
Category: Ireland & EU Law
This is the text of my speaking notes to the Constitutional Convention, with added hyperlinks to take you directly to sources … More
Asylum Transfers from Ireland to Greece
As I noted last week, an opinion by Advocate General Trstenjak on the rights of asylum seekers under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EUCFR) … More
The European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights & Asylum Seekers
With the recent arrival in Europe of persons from various North Africa countries due to the uprisings, there has been … More
Impact of CJEU Decision: Zambrano & Irish Law
As I noted yesterday, the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union(CJEU) in Zambrano v Office National de l’emploi (ONEm) will have … More
The EU Citizen Child & Non-EU National Parents: A Fundamental Right to Reside
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union(CJEU) has today issued its judgment in Zambrano v Office National … More
Liam Thornton 