87 publications filtered by justice crime
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Published on 9 Oct 2020
L&RS Infographic: Reading Legislation: A Glossary
This infographic presents a selection of important terms that arise in relation to legislation.[Keywords: Justice and crime, Parliament and Government]
Published on 6 Oct 2020
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020
The Bill transposes EU Directive provisions in proposing domestic law amendments to help prevent use of the financial system for money laundering or terrorist financing. [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020 ()
Published on 2 Sep 2020
L&RS Note: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020
This L&RS Note looks at the Bill’s measures such as new enforcement powers for An Garda Síochána regarding alcohol-selling establishments and non-compliance with Covid-19 health regulations [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime]
L&RS Note: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 ()
Published on 10 Aug 2020
Bill Digest: Civil and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020
The Bill primarily provides for remote hearings in civil and criminal cases and for the appointment of additional coroners [Keywords: Justice and crime, Technology and research]
Bill Digest: Civil and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 ()
Published on 28 Jul 2020
L&RS Note: Remote Court Hearings
This Note considers the use of remote hearings in Ireland during Covid-19. It addresses the benefits and disadvantages of remote hearings, and proposed reforms. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 16 Jul 2020
L&RS Note: The recruitment of children to commit crime
This L&RS Note examines the issue of the recruitment of children to commit crime and a potential avenue for reform in Ireland. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 9 Jul 2020
L&RS Note: Online harms – what are the legal issues?
This L&RS Note analyses the challenges involved in regulating online harms. It considers the currently available legal responses, and assesses some of the proposed reforms to the legal framework. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 30 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Virtual currencies – the regulatory challenges ahead
This paper analyses the regulatory challenges facing Ireland in relation to virtual currencies [Keywords: Economy and finance, Justice and crime, Technology and research]
L&RS Note: Virtual currencies – the regulatory challenges ahead ()
Published on 9 Jun 2020
L&RS Note: Domestic violence and COVID-19 in Ireland
This L&RS Note reviews evidence of and explores explanations for a rise in domestic violence since the COVID-19 outbreak and summarises different policy responses [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 20 Apr 2020
L&RS Note: Anticipating the gendered impacts of Covid-19
Drawing on existing evidence bases from past pandemics this L&RS Note considers how gender and sex might shape Covid-19 in Ireland. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 30 Mar 2020
L&RS Note: An Overview of the Impact of Emergency Powers on Rights and Freedoms
This Note provides a general overview of emergency powers, focussing specifically on the current Covid-19 pandemic and the possible impact on individual rights. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime, People and communities]
L&RS Note: An Overview of the Impact of Emergency Powers on Rights and Freedoms ()
Published on 19 Feb 2020
Spotlight: Gambling, Children and Video Games
This Spotlight examines the regulation of in-game ‘loot box’ purchases and the need for legislation to address concerns around children being exposed to addictive practices. [Keywords: Culture and sport, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 23 Dec 2019
L&RS Infographic: Women and the Law - 100 years of Progress since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
This Infographic shows the progress of women in law in the hundred years since enactment of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 20 Nov 2019
Spotlight: Administrative financial sanctions
This Spotlight provides an analysis of administrative financial sanctions in light of their emergence as a feature in a number of pieces of recent legislation. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 24 Oct 2019
Bill Digest: Family Law Bill 2019
This bill implements the 2019 referendum results to reduce the time spouses live apart before seeking a divorce and includes some provisions connected to Brexit. [Keywords:International and EU affairs, Justice and crime, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 7 Oct 2019
Bill Digest: Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019
This bill seeks to provide for the Military Police to take and use DNA samples and provides for a DNA (Military Police) database system. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 3 Oct 2019
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019
This Bill aims to facilitate mutual recognition of supervision measures between EU Member States as an alternative to pre-trial detention. [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019 ()
Published on 3 Oct 2019
Bill Digest: Finance (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Bill 2019
This Bill deals with two unconnected subjects. It changes the structure of the Tax Appeals Commission, and deals with prospectus regulation following Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. [Keywords: Economy and finance, International and EU affairs, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Finance (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Bill 2019 ()
Published on 2 Oct 2019
Bill Digest: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019
This bill puts on a statutory footing the appointment of guardians ad litem (GAL) to children in court proceedings. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Published on 3 Sep 2019
Bill Digest: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019
This bill gives effect to Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA establishing the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS). ECRIS facilitates criminal records information exchange between EU Members. [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019 ()