Seanad debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2003
European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages.
2:30 pm
Mary Henry (Independent)
Would a presidential pardon suffice in this regard? This is a serious practical issue. People have been refused visas for various reasons and it would be dreadful if a person were wrongly convicted and that, due to incompatibility, there was no possibility for them to have a re-trial. Something must be done to allow such cases to be properly treated. The problem with the Bill is that there are no remedies for a vast array of circumstances.
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