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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...with human rights provisions in other European jurisdictions. All continental European countries, with the exception of Belarus, are signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, which has been defined as a key value of Europe and is frequently referenced in EU literature, even though it is a Council of Europe document. The British Government's current position is to rule...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Feb 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On that section, the section relating to extradition and the legislation generally, it is currently the case that the UK is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. A significant and influential element in the Conservative Party has expressed a desire to renounce the ECHR. Is the position of the Minister and the Department that this legislation will require review and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...is very conscious. In our pre-budget submissions in recent years we have advocated additional resources for the Courts Service to improve access to justice. Are the witnesses aware if, prior to the ECHR decision, the idea of compensation for delays was considered by the Oireachtas or the Law Reform Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: These would be matters for the assessor rather than the courts. Is there much ECHR jurisprudence on what constitutes an unreasonable delay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...inconsistency in the approach. It identified inconsistency regarding the European Court of Human Rights Act 2003. I understand it is related to the fact that compensation in the Bill is based on ECHR principles and that it is a sort of compromise based on the arrangements across the various jurisdictions under the ECHR, some are very different economically, socially and legally. Could...

Apology for Persons Convicted of Consensual Same-Sex Sexual Acts: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...The move to make homosexual acts no longer illegal followed a 16 year long legal battle which began in 1977, when Senator David Norris began a case against Ireland's draconian laws. In 1988, he succeeded in the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, on this case. I acknowledge the work and campaigning of Senator Norris and also the other men who took the case with him. I also acknowledge...