Posts Tagged ‘ Law ’

Upcoming Legislation

April 6, 2011
By Stephen
Upcoming Legislation

The Government have published the Legislative Agenda for the summer session. The following bills will be published Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill Patents (Amendment) Bill Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill Electoral Commission Bill Local Government Services Corporate Bodies (Amendment) Bill Betting (Amendment) Bill Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill Finance (No. 2) Bill Fiscal Responsibility Bill Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) Bill Courts (Enforcement of Maintenance and Appointment of...

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We need to change how we refer to people with disabilities

March 4, 2011
By Stephen
We need to change how we refer to people with disabilities

On Wednesday I found this post by a parent of a child with disbilities trying to get people to stop using the “r-word” on twitter. It documents the responses she got, some make fun, but others take her point. We need more people like her! That post brought a tear to my eye. I rarely use the word, and now I will endeavour to use it less. Then while going through my news feeds I discovered this story on the Irish Examiner,...

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Boycott Hungary?

January 14, 2011
By Stephen
Boycott Hungary?

An interesting possibility has arisen from ALDE MEP’s. They want to move a meeting of the EU-African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Joint Parliamentary Assembly to Brussels according to Euractiv (original in French and English) thereby boycotting Hunagary. This is seen as a democratic protest against the recent media law in Hungary. This law has met with opposition from within and without Hungary. The idea of this boycott came after Belgian MEP Louis Michel, co-chair of the EU-ACP assembly, called...

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Hungarian Media Law Translated

January 5, 2011
By Stephen
Hungarian Media Law Translated

Image via Wikipedia The National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungary (Nmhh) have published the Act on Media Services and Mass Media on their website in PDF format. It is nearly 200 pages long and is a tough read. Article 187 is what sets out the fines which has a lot of people worried (3) The Media Council and the Agency — with due heed to paragraph (7) — shall have the right to impose the following legal consequences: a)...

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Presidency won’t hold back the Commission

January 4, 2011
By Stephen
Presidency won’t hold back the Commission

Image via Wikipedia EUBusiness is reporting that the fact that Hungary is the current holder of the rotating EU Presidency will not hold them back from launching proceedings if the new media law is found to be in breach of Community Law. “If there’s an infringement of community law, the Commission will launch proceedings and the fact Hungary presides the European Union will have no bearing,” Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly said. … Bailly said EU legal experts would scrutinise...

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A European Divorce

May 31, 2010
By Stephen
A European Divorce

Tomorrow the European Parliaments Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hear about the state of play on the first use of the Enhanced Co-Operation Procedure. 12 member states are proposing new rules in regards to Divorce and when it is of a trans-national nature. To me this is a perfect use of the Enhanced Co-operation procedure as it can mean couples can choose the law that suits them most. For example a German married to Italian...

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Head Shops – Should they be banned?

March 31, 2010
By Stephen
Head Shops – Should they be banned?

Image by infomatique via Flickr I recently got a mailshot from the local Sinn Fein Councillor, Fiona Kerins, and as part of it, it should her and her comrades picketing outside a shop as it carried out its LEGAL trade. Some people may not like head shops, what they stand for, or what they sell. But, they are breaking no law. Why should people picket a shop that is not breaking the law? Yes I do think mephedrone and...

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Blasphemy Illegal from Today

January 1, 2010
By Stephen
Blasphemy Illegal from Today

I got this recently on facebook. Defamation Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (SI No 517 of 2009) I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1(2) of the Defamation Act 2009 (No 31 of 2009), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Defamation Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009. 2. The 1st day of January 2010 is appointed as the day on which...

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Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin (The Murphy Report)

December 3, 2009
By Stephen
Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin (The Murphy Report)

Image via Wikipedia So the Murphy Report and the usual outrage is being shown. We have been there before earlier this year with the Ryan Report, but has anything changed? Not much. The priests not named in the report will not be charged, the bishops who let them get away with it are refusing to resign. Information will be shredded. Its despicable. Whats the point of these Commissions if nothing comes of them? This morning though, I was listening to Gerry...

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This is a “momentous” piece of Legislation

October 16, 2009
By Stephen
This is a “momentous” piece of Legislation

Last night I attended the GLEN briefing on the Civil Partnership Bill, hosted by the Cork Gay Project and L.inc. It was a very interesting meeting and I certainly learned a lot! We were given a 3 booklets on the Bill and I am currently working my way through them and they are fascinating. The speakers were Eoin Collins, Director of Policy Change at Glen and Dr Fergus Ryan, head of Law at DIT. A few things struck me...

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