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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

James Lawless: ...aid. That has struck me in the past as a glaring gap in the constitutional framework because of the rights that are being exercised, and in respect of the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, for that matter. I would be interested in the views around the room on that point. Does anybody agree or disagree with me and if so, why?

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...any event, the golden thread of the criminal law says this and has done so for many centuries for very good reason. Deputy Connolly mentioned Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, which is addressed in this legislation, and the decision that led to this invoked Articles 6 and 13. Our Constitution, of course, as solid and robust as it has proven over the years and as...

Data Protection Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Apr 2018)

James Lawless: ...founded post the Second World War, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, UNCHR, and the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, later on. It emanated from concerns about promoting peace and international co-operation and ensuring that the events of the Second World War would never happen again. The state does not need to...