On Sunday September 8th Newstalk’s ‘World in Motion’ featured a long interview with me on the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights, reflecting on its 60 years of operation. The interview, which ranged from the institutional architecture of the Court, to Ireland’s engagement with it, and its current challeges vis-a-vis Russia and the UK, is about 30 minutes in duration and has been captured by Anya Palmer on soundcloud here.
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The ECHR Act 2003: Declarations of Incompatibility
On Saturday June 29th I spoke at UCD Human Rights Network’s conference on Ireland the ECHR: 60 Years and Beyond. My paper related to the declaration of incompatibilty in Ireland under s. 5 of the ECHR Act 2003, which I characterised in the paper as a remedy that fits awkwardly within the Irish constitutional and public law structure. The abstract for my paper is below and you can view the powerpoint here: UCDECHR FdL. Continue reading “The ECHR Act 2003: Declarations of Incompatibility”
Professor Fiona de Londras 