The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has described Dermot Ahern’s plans to rush a spate of new criminal justice measures through the Dáil as “deeply misguided”. ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly was responding to reports that the Minister for …
Government Must Not Surrender Fair Trial Rights to Criminal Gangs says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warned that any expansion in the role of the Special Criminal Court is likely to present insurmountable legal difficulties. The rights watchdog was reacting to this afternoon’s announcement by the Minister for …
Legislators Can Protect Children and Respect the Rule of Law says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed the Second Interim Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, which was published this morning (7 May 2009). The rights watchdog said that the Committee’s report provides positive …
Intelligence-led policing is the way to tackle gangland crime says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has given a cautious welcome to the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 published by the Minister for Justice this morning (17 April 2009) and stressed that intelligence-led policing, and not the restriction of …
ICCL reacts to new appointment to GSOC
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reacted to the news that the Government has decided to recommend that a retired Secretary General of two Government departments be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Garda Ombudsman Commission. ICCL …
Open Recruitment could end Public Appointment Row Says ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that open and transparent recruitment procedures could end the ongoing row over Government nominations to well-paid public positions. The rights watchdog’s comments came as controversy continued to dog the Minister of …
Civil Partnership Law is “Litmus Test” of Government’s Commitment to Equality, Say Experts
Top family law experts gathered at the Oireachtas today to brief elected representatives on the legal consequences and human rights implications of the Civil Partnership Bill. Hailed as “the most comprehensive reform of family law in a generation” by experts …
The General Scheme of the Civil Partnership Bill: Legal Consequences and Human Rights Implications (ICCL Seminar Series, Volume 1, January 2009)
Volume 1 of the ICCL Seminar Series brings together in an edited form papers first given at the ICCL Seminar The General Scheme of the Civil Partnership Bill: Legal Consequences and Human Rights Implications which took place on Friday, 18 …