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The Aarhus Regulation is to be revised in order to bring it fully in line with the Aarhus Convention, including extending the provisions beyond NGOs. The Council of Europe Presidency and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal to revise the Aarhus

Calls have been made for serious offences in the military to be tried in civilian courts due to “shamefully low” conviction rates. Ministry of Defence figures obtained by Labour indicate that the conviction rate for rape cases heard by courts martial was six times lower than in civilian

A lawsuit commenced against a gun manufacturer and a retailer over a shooting in California in 2019 is to proceed following a ruling by a judge in San Diego. The survivors and families of the victims of the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue have brought a case against Smith & Wesson.

Music with more than 120 beats per minute has been banned in gyms in South Korea in order to stem Covid infections.  Officials said the move was intended to prevent people from breathing too fast or splashing sweat on others.

The High Court has granted an interlocutory application by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to prevent the disposal of certain assets alleged to be the proceeds of crime. In so ruling, the court rejected a submission by the respondent that the application was statute-barred because the assets were h

Barrister and legal academic Ivana Bacik will leave the Seanad for the Dáil after winning last week's Dublin Bay South by-election. A senator since 2007, Ms Bacik topped the poll in Thursday's by-election as the candidate for the Labour Party, winning 8,131 first-preference votes (30.2 p

Action is needed to help the Fine Collection and Enforcement Service (FCS) collect unpaid fines and deal with historic debts, according to a new report. An inspection report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) examined the arrangements in place to take enforcement action whe

A new specialist bar association focused on climate issues is due to be launched at a webinar this week. Comhshaol, the Climate Bar Association, will be dedicated to pursuing pro-environmental initiatives within the Law Library and in society more widely.

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has announced that contact will be allowed between parents and children under 11 during prison visits from 19 July. Director general of NIPS, Ronnie Armour, said: "The re-introduction of contact between parents and children under 11 during visits is an impo

At least 12 serving gardaí have barring orders against them and "hundreds" more could face allegations of domestic abuse, according to a newspaper report. None of the members involved have been disciplined but some of their cases are currently before the courts.

A dispute over a Pride poster in the workplace, which led to a complaint of harassment on the grounds of sexual orientation, has been settled with the help of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI). The incident resulted in Rory Harbinson taking a case against his employer, Belfast

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Queen's University Belfast (QUB) are collecting evidence on the forced displacement of Bedouin communities in Palestine in response to an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation. The UK's Arts Humanities Research Council has awarded a €49

People should be allowed to declare their gender as X on their passports, the UK Supreme Court will hear today. Christie Elan-Cane, 63, who identifies as non-gendered, will ask the court to declare the ban on the practice to be in breach of human rights.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has written to four of the biggest social media platforms to urge them to do more to prevent illegal gatherings being organised on their platforms during the pandemic. Mr Varadkar has sent letters to Facebook, Twitter, Google and TikTok asking them what more they can do

A group of alleged fraudsters who dressed up as cardinals in order to dupe people out of millions of euros have been caught in an undercover police operation that saw officers themselves disguised – as priests. The accused were said to have tricked victims into meetings at the pontifical Grego