Ireland’s Legislative Measures on Marine Pollution: An Assessment of...
Fariborz Safari Vol_4_Issue_1_Article_6 Transportation of oil and other harmful substances by sea poses great risks of causing harm to human health or welfare and the marine environment. With a view to...
View ArticleImage Rights of Celebrities in the digital Era: Is there a need for the Right...
Emmanuel Kolawole Oke Vol_4_Issue_1_Article_5 Advertisers utilize the fame of celebrities to sell products to consumers. This is effective because celebrities are embodiments or encodings of certain...
View ArticleWhether Rules or Discretion? Developing a Best Practice Model for Controlling...
Susan Leahy Vol_4_Issue_1_Article_4 This article considers the controversial issue of the admission of sexual experience evidence in sexual offence trials. The discussion begins with an assessment of...
View ArticleParenting arrangements and relocation law in England and Wales, and Canada:...
Ghislaine Lanteigne Vol_4_Issue_1_Article_3 In disputes over a proposed relocation (where usually the non-resident/non-custodial parent in the separated or divorced couple opposes the primary carer who...
View ArticleThe Use of Foreign Law by Constitutional Courts
G.F. Ferrari Vol_4_Issue_1_Article_2 The essay analyses the use of foreign law by Constitutional Courts. Part I addresses the causes of the use of foreign law primarily but not exclusively within the...
View ArticleMater Semper Certa Est, Sed Pater Incertus? Determining Filiation of Children...
Magdalena Duggan Vol_4 Issue_1_Article_1 Widespread popularisation of assisted reproductive techniques, which may involve the use of third parties? bodies or genetic material, casts a new light on...
View Article“Show me a justice system that’s open, transparent, accessible and...
Claire Edwards, Gill Harold and Shane Kilcommins Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_8 This paper considers the barriers that people with disabilities in Ireland face in accessing justice through the criminal...
View ArticleThe experiences of disabled people in Scotland as victims of crime:...
Elspeth Molony Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_7 This paper outlines Capability Scotland’s participation in an initiative with the Justice Disability Steering Group to explore disabled people’s experiences of...
View ArticleSexual Violence, Disability and Justice: Rape Crisis Network Ireland...
Caroline Counihan and Elaine Mears Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_6 This paper outlines some key perspectives from Rape Crisis Network of Ireland regarding sexual violence against people with disabilities....
View ArticleIssues in Respect of Support Measures for Witnesses with an Intellectual...
Miriam Delahunt B.L. Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_5 While the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 provides a range of support measures which assist the most vulnerable witnesses to give evidence, there are still...
View ArticleAccess to justice in civil and criminal proceedings: the barriers facing...
Deirdre Carroll Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_4 This paper critically considers key issues pertaining to the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities when engaged in civil and criminal proceedings....
View ArticleSexual Offences and Capacity to Consent: Key Issues
Raymond Byrne Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_3 This paper explores some key issues with regard to sexual offences and capacity to consent. The paper critically considers law reform relating to capacity,...
View ArticleCommission to Inquire into Child Abuse – Was there hate crime against...
Dr. Pauline Conroy Vol_5_Issue_1_Article_2 Discussion and research into the identities of perpetrators and victims of crime is attracting growing attention in international organisations in Europe and...
View ArticleIntroduction to the special issue
Creating equitable access to justice for people with disabilities as victims of crime: Ireland’s criminal justice system and the challenge of disability rights. Claire Edwards, Shane Kilcommins and...
View ArticleThe Origins of Sentencing Councils and Commissions
Paul Hughes Vol_5_Issue_2_Article 4 Sentencing systems in existence in different jurisdictions vary greatly. Traditionally, jurisdictions opted for guidance in the form of legislation, guiding...
View ArticleCognitive Impairment and the Capacity to Marry
Dr Frances Matthews Vol_5_Issue_2_Article 3 In Ireland, and many other countries, only adults with the necessary decision making capacity are lawfully able to marry. The validity of a marriage is...
View ArticleMinimum Procedural Delay: A Legal Analysis of the U.S.-E.U. Open Skies...
Taylor Strosnider Vol_5_Issue_2_Article 2 The Atlantic separates two jurisdictions that drastically differ in their view on the importance of competition in the commercial aviation market. This paper...
View ArticleCross-border Disaster Response and the Law: An Exploration of Ireland’s...
Ronan McDermott, Dr Pat Gibbons, Dr Heike Spieker, & Prof. Sinisa Malesevic Vol_5_Issue_2_Article 1 A range of legal and regulatory issues arise during large-scale disasters. Based on research...
View ArticleExtending the “Right to Identity” to Donor-Conceived Children in Ireland: A...
Dr. Donna Lyons Vol_7_Issue_1_Article_1 This article considers the “right to identity” provisions in the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and their adequacy in guaranteeing to the...
View ArticleVulnerable Witnesses and Cross-Examination: A Path to Reform
Jeff Ward Vol_7_Issue_1_Article_2 Cross-examination is considered an integral aspect of the adversarial trial process and of the accused’s right to a fair trial. However, there has been insufficient...
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