By virtue of section 9(4) of the Refugee Act 1996, asylum seekers are absolutely prohibited from seeking or entering employment … More
Tag: Ireland
Q & A : US Preclearance Procedures in Ireland and the US Presidential Executive Order
This post has had input, or has relied on some ideas, from Fiona de Londras, Mairead Enright, Colm O’Cinneide and Darren O’Donovan. Q1: What is … 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
New Publication: #DirectProvision14 No Place to Call Home
Following on from Human Rights in Ireland’s marking of 14 Years of Direct Provision in Ireland (see all posts here), along … More
Direct Provision: A Challenge to Law, A Challenge to Human Rights
On February 28 2014, UCD Human Rights Network hosted a seminar, Direct Provision: A Challenge to Law, A Challenge to Rights. Senator … More
Ireland & the European Committee on Social Rights
There has been much focus on the role of the European Court of Human Rights over the last number of days (see, here and here). … More
