Legal cases that changed Ireland / edited by Professor Ivana Bacik and Professor Mary Rogan.
2016
KDK1258 .L44 2016 (Mapit)
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Legal cases that changed Ireland / edited by Professor Ivana Bacik and Professor Mary Rogan.
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Dublin : Clarus Press, [2016]
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xiv, 133 pages ; 22 cm
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Women changing law, changing society
Sexual identity, law and social change
Immigration, asylum and legal change
Public interest litigation : does it work?
Sexual identity, law and social change
Immigration, asylum and legal change
Public interest litigation : does it work?
Summary
"[This book] examines key legal cases which have brought about significant social change in Ireland...[Each chapter includes] a perspective...provided by key non-governmental organizations that supported or initiated strategic legal cases, namely the Public Interest Law Alliance, the National Women's Council of Ireland, the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, and the Immigrant Council of Ireland. While the changing nature of society is evident every day in our courtrooms, it is only in exceptional cases that we hear the stories behind moments of legal change. This book documents not only the stories of the legal cases themselves, but also the experiences of individuals who have taken cases of social importance. Recognizing that it is not only cases heard in the superior courts resulting in judgments pored over by constitutional lawyers that can shape people's lives in profound ways, this book also supports the sharing of experiences of cases in other legal venues, such as the Equality Tribunal. These stories assist us to understand more about the nature of legal processes."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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STA
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KDK1258 .L44 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781905536856
1905536852
1905536852
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