The Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) was today granted leave to appear before the Supreme Court as an amicus curiae or ‘friend of the court’ in a case which raises important issues about the extent to which aspects of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 respects human rights principles. The proceedings entitled J.B. v The … Continue reading IHRC to appear before Supreme Court to raise human rights issues in Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 case