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A man who was arrested and convicted of using symbols of unconstitutional organisations after he posted a photo of SS chief Heinrich Himmler wearing a swastika armband on his blog in 2014 has failed in his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. The applicant, Hans Burkhard Nix, has a blog on

President Erdogan Leaders of legal professions across Europe have called on Turkey to release more than 100 lawyers who were jailed in the wake of a failed coup against President Erdogan in 2016, The Brief reports.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has launched a revamped website highlighting the crime of human trafficking in Ireland.

A financial fund has been granted summary judgment for repayment of a €1.8 million loan which was facilitated by EBS in 2006. One of the property developers who agreed to the loan sought to argue that there was an oral agreement that he would not be personally liable to the loan, which was not inc

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has called on the Government to expedite the ratification of an international torture treaty following the appointment of the new Inspector of Prisons. Healthcare specialist Patricia Gilheaney was yesterday announced as the new Inspector of Prisons, with effect fr

New analysis of the Good Friday Agreement has revealed its impact on peace deals worldwide. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's Global Justice Academy found that key elements of the settlement, struck in April 1998, have become a common feature of other peace negotiations.

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, which oversees the implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments, closed a record number of 3,691 cases last year, leading to a 24 per cent decrease in the total number of outstanding cases. There were 7,584 pending cases at the end of 2

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said it is aiming to make a decision on whether to prosecute ex-soldiers in connection to the Bloody Sunday killings in 1972 by the end of summer. The PSNI sent a report to the PPS in December 2016 after completing interviews under caution of a number of ex-s

President Michael D. Higgins President Michael D. Higgins has signed a warrant granting a posthumous pardon to a man who was convicted of murder and executed in 1882.

Tanya Ward The Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) has called on the Government to continue to prioritise children in its approach to accepting refugees.

An equal pay claim by two Irish teachers is due to be considered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case concerns two members of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) who say that they suffered indirect age discrimination by being placed on lower salaries.

Pictured (l-r): Sarah Burrows, Head of Charity at Cleaver Fulton Rankin; Anne Hannan, Partnerships Manager at Marie Curie; and Jenny Brattle, Hospice Nurse at Marie Curie Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced a new charity partnership with Marie Curie, its 2018 Charity of the Year.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has been granted an order remitting dangerous driving proceedings to the District Court, which had previously been prosecuted summarily in error. The DPP sought to prosecute the man involved in a five-vehicle accident on indictment on a single charge of dangerous

Patricia Gilheaney Patricia Gilheaney has been appointed new Inspector of Prisons, effective from 7 May 2018.

Lisa McKenna McKenna & Co Solicitors have announced the opening of their new office at 56 Fitzwilliam Square North in the heart of Dublin.