Posts Tagged ‘ Supreme Court ’

“no such institution as a ‘de facto’ family in Ireland”

December 10, 2009
By Stephen
“no such institution as a ‘de facto’ family in Ireland”

The above is a ruling from Justice Susan Denham of the Supreme Court on the right of access to a child of a lesbian couple. This was overruling Justice Hedigan, of the High Court, who held that ‘de facto’ families existed under the European Convention on Human Rights. This is an interesting ruling from the Supreme Court and takes a bit of an argument away from Gay Marriage Campaigners. The High Court judgement was being used an arguement in...

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Referendum Commission to be set up Today: Lisbon 2 gets underway

July 6, 2009
By Stephen
Referendum Commission to be set up Today: Lisbon 2 gets underway

Image via Wikipedia I got an email today from the lovely people at European Movement Ireland which a good bit of information on the run up to Lisbon 2 Referendum. The bill setting up the Referedendum is published today, meaning that the Referendum Commission can be set up. Commission will aim to inform voters of the issue as well as encourage people to vote. The Commission will be made up of the following: A former judge of the Supreme...

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