The purpose of this research is to analyse, primarily by reference to the written judgments delivered in the Superior Courts, the development of the anti-dismissal injunction and associated complexities which can lead to ...

The Inter-American System of Human Rights has proven itself to be a forum for the advancement of women’s rights. From developing the first women’s rights treaty specifically designed to address violence against women, ...

This thesis explores two issues in medicinal product defect litigation. The first issue relates to the difficulty that people have in suing pharmaceutical companies for medicinal product defects. The second issue involves ...

My doctoral thesis explores the conditions under which judicial protection of social rights develops within common law jurisdictions. Social rights relate to material interests necessary for human survival and flourishing, ...

This PhD thesis addresses the question whether the operation of the Irish superior courts in constitutionally reviewing political processes - with the power to strike them down - is a valuable institution that is compatible ...

Law and Justice in Community provides an account of law that privileges the role of custom, which the authors characterise as the living law. In this paper, I argue that the authors' account of law observes the same features ...

Across the common law world, legislation which has the aim of combating hate crime has become a familiar part of the criminal code. The Irish State has been historically reluctant to introduce hate crime legislation, and ...

The thesis "Liability and Peaceful Space Activities: Selected Legal Issues at National, Regional and International Levels" defines space activities by reference to the historical development of the space industry, its ...