CPT Holds High-Level Talks in Ireland on Longstanding Prison and Health Issues
Representatives of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), led by its
Gautam Gulati, Brendan Kelly: We Are Jailing People with Intellectual Disabilities Instead of Helping Them
Imagine you have been arrested and are presented with a document you cannot read or understand. You are in unfamiliar surroundings. You don’t
The Irish Case: Why Did the ECtHR Decide Not to Review Its Judgement?
According to the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from the Republic of Ireland, Siofra O’Leary, ‘the judgment in Ireland v.
Ireland v. the United Kingdom (2018 Revision): Dissenting Opinion of Judge O’leary
1. Pursuant to Rule 80, the Court was requested to revise its judgment in Ireland v. the United Kingdom insofar as the latter found that, while
Ireland v. the United Kingdom (2018 revision)
The case originated in an application (no. 5310/71) lodged on 16 December 1971 with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) by the Government of Ireland
Ireland v. the United Kingdom: Separate Opinion of Judge Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice
1. On Articles 5 and 6 (and in consequence with reference to Articles 14 and 15), and also on Article 50, I voted
Ireland v. the United Kingdom: Separate Opinion of Judge O’Donoghue
On the findings of the Court summarized at pp. 94 to 96 of the judgment I share the unanimous views of my colleagues
Ireland v. the United Kingdom: Separate Opinion of Judge Zekia
With respect, I subscribe to the main part of the judgment of the Court. I maintain, however, a different view as to the
Ireland v. the United Kingdom: Separate Opinion of Judge Matscher
1. Concerning the notion of torture (Article 3 of the Convention) (art. 3) According to the reasoning of the majority of the Court
Ireland v. the United Kingdom: on the 50th Anniversary of the Tragic Events of the Conflict in Northern Ireland
The tragic and lasting crisis in Northern Ireland lies at the root of the present case. In order to combat what the respondent