Commission appeared before the Supreme Court as amicus curiae The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) is examining the decision of the Supreme Court, in a case concerning the extent to which non-citizens may rely on the rights guaranteed by the Constitution when subject to deportation orders. The Commission had been joined to…
Commission appears as amicus curiae in important case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes the decision delivered by the Court of Appeal today, in an important case involving the HSE’s Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for an Assessment of Needs of a child with a disability. The Commission was joined to the…
Commission Exercised Amicus Curiae Role in Supreme Court Case The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the “Commission”) welcomes an important Supreme Court judgment in a criminal case on whether the reversal of the burden of proof onto an accused person is permissible on the “balance of probabilities” having regard to the constitutional guarantee of a right…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) welcomes the Court of Appeal ruling concerning the making of civil orders restraining anti-social behaviour. In this case, an anti-social behaviour order was made by the District Court against an individual who was later convicted and sentenced to four months imprisonment for breach of that order….
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (‘the Commission’) notes the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday in a case involving involuntary adoption and the constitutional rights of the child. The case centred on the adoption of a minor, known as B, who has a learning disability. On 18 and 19 April 2023, the Supreme Court heard…
This week the Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the UK via a surrogacy arrangement was not entitled to Irish citizenship based on his non-biological father’s Irish citizenship. The case, in which the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (“the Commission”) acted as Amicus Curiae (“friend of the court”), examined the citizenship of…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission appeared before the Supreme Court on 25 and 26 April as amicus curiae (or ‘friend of the court’) at a hearing that relates to the admissibility of evidence and the right to a fair trial. The cases of The People (at the suit of the DPP) vs Caolan Smyth and…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission appeared before the Supreme Court on 18 and 19 of April as amicus curiae (or ‘friend of the court’) in a case that relates to involuntary adoption and the constitutional rights of the child. The case centres on the adoption of a minor, known as B, who has an intellectual…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted liberty by the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae function (‘friend of the court’) in the joined cases of The People (at the suit of the DPP) vs Caolan Smyth and The People (at the suit of the DPP) vs Gary McAreavey concerning the admissibility…
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) has been granted leave by the High Court to exercise its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) function in two important cases concerning the human rights of two individuals who arrived in the State seeking International Protection. These cases involve two male applicants, who separately sought International…