Advance Directives and Ireland's New Capacity Legislation
Yesterday, the Department of Health published its General Scheme for Advance Directives – a proposed addition to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013, to be made at Committee stage. The...
View ArticleSexual Offences, Capacity and Disability – A Call for Rights-Based Law Reform
This post is inspired by the excellent RTE 1 documentary ‘Somebody to Love’ which aired last night and provided a sensitive and thought-provoking exploration of disability, relationships and sexuality....
View ArticleLegal Capacity and Consent to Sex – Reform for People with Disabilities
Today Senator Katherine Zappone published a Private Members Bill which aims to reform the law on consent to sex as it affects people with disabilities – particularly section 5 of the Criminal Law...
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Civil and political rights in mental health – Ireland's dialogue with the...
Ireland’s progress in implementing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is due to be examined by the Human Rights Committee next Monday. Many civil society organizations...
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A Missed Opportunity? Business and Human Rights in Ireland's Foreign Policy...
We are delighted to welcome the latest in a series of cross-posts by Dr Shane Darcy from the Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog. The Business and Human Rights in Ireland Blog is dedicated to...
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Ireland’s Record on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights – Disability and...
Next week Ireland will be examined by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) – and the impact of austerity measures on the Irish public over the last several years will be...
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Committee Stage Amendments to the Capacity Bill – Semantic Change or Real...
Tomorrow, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill finally progresses to Committee stage in the Dail. This Bill seeks to abolish the outdated ward of court system which currently provides the only...
View ArticleGuest Post: Extension of the 14 day rule: potential implications for Irish...
Human Rights in Ireland is delighted to welcome this guest post from Ciara Staunton. Ciara is a lecturer in Law at Middlesex University London with research interests in the governance of medical...
View ArticleThe Final Countdown: Ireland’s Ratification of the UN Convention on the...
Over the next two days, two pieces of legislation which the government has deemed necessary for Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be debated in...
View ArticleWhat Ireland can gain from international guidance on Article 19 UNCRPD
Human Rights in Ireland is delighted to welcome this guest post from Aine Sperrin. Aine is a PhD student at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, NUI Galway, where her research focuses on achieving...
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