The spirit of Madison, and not his ghost
Rights matter when their exercise is unpopular. It is easy to exercise a right when no-one else objects. It is when some-one else objects, and seeks to prevent its exercise, that the right to do so Continue Reading
Is The Rights’ Future writing’s future too?
A perennial problem in academic writing is the lack of feedback along the way. Academics can run ideas by other academics and in class; works in progress can be presented at research seminars; and Continue Reading
Does the Irish Constitution prescribe a wall between Church and State?
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the First Amendment to the US Constitution erected "a wall of separation between Church & State". This doctrine of the separation of church and state is taken to work both Continue Reading
New kids on the block
I've just discovered the wonderful new(ish) blog Human Rights in Ireland, a group blog about - well, the clue is in the name - human rights issues in Ireland and Irish scholarship about human rights Continue Reading
FoE in the EHRLR
The current issue of the European Human Rights Law Review ( 3 EHRLR | table of contents (pdf) | hat tip ECHR blog) contains a wonderful piece by my colleague Dr Ewa Komorek entitled "Is Media Continue Reading
Another twist in the tale of the Defamation Bill
The saga of the Defamation Bill, 2006 is not over yet. Article 26 of Bunreacht na hÉireann (the Irish Constitution) allows the President, after consultation with Council of State, to refer a Bill to Continue Reading
The power of letters
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties), has an editorial letter published in today's Guardian which begins: Sir - 75 years ago today, in a Britain Continue Reading
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Follow-Up Conference
In July 2008, Ireland was examined by the UN Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report is here (scroll down to the Irish section, click on the Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
