Preliminary Submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights on Home Defence and the Right to Life October 2009

Over the past three years, measures have been proposed on four occasions which, if enacted, would change the law around  the use of force by householders. This submission sets out the current state of the laws in Ireland  and considers its adequacy in relation to relevant legal standards on the lawful use of force, including the requirements the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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