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    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 35 of 1998)

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1997/30/
    13 Jul 1998 - Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill 1997
  • Legislation

    Geneva Conventions Act , 1962 (No. 11 of 1962)

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/1961/38/
    21 Apr 1962 - Geneva Conventions Bill, 1961
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Order for Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-12/6/
    12 Mar 1998 - Bill entitled an Act to enable effect to be given to the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions...of 1949 done at Geneva on 10 June 1977 and for that purpose to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962..., section 6(1) of the Red Cross Act, 1938, and the Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, 1956, and to
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2006-10-12/7/
    12 Oct 2006 - correct a typographical error in Schedule 3 to the Bill relating to a reference to section 3 of the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962, as amended by section 3 of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: From the Seanad.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-10-18/21/
    18 Oct 2006 - correct a typographical error which occurred in Schedule 3 to the Bill in reference to section 3 of the Geneva...Convention of 1962, as amended by section 3 of the Geneva Convention Act 1988.
  • Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights

    Extradition (European Union Conventions) Bill, 2001: Committee Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2001-11-29/2/
    29 Nov 2001 - (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987....The 1957 convention on extradition throughout the Council of Europe area is the basis of the 1965 Act...These conventions have been given effect in Ireland by the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....However, the 1962 Act does not make specific provision about reliance on the political offence defence...nor for extradition, although section 15 of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 refers to extradition
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Proposed Legislation.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-16/294/
    16 May 2006 - Against Torture) Act 2000 as a Committee Stage amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004....into line with the definition contained in Article 1 of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other...I presume that the Deputy is referring in his question to the Geneva Conventions Act 1962....I have received no approaches to amend the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 or the Geneva Conventions (Amendment...) Act 1998.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Written Answers. - Ratification Protocols.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-12-06/33/
    6 Dec 1995 - Spring) The two additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, of June 1997 were signed by Ireland...Protocol II applies the Geneva Conventions to "non-international armed conflicts"....As the Deputy is aware, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 were implemented in Ireland by three Acts of the...Oireachtas: the Red Cross Act, 1954; the Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, 1956; and the Geneva...Conventions Act, 1962.
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2006-09-28/5/
    28 Sep 2006 - Act 1962, as amended, and as a war crime under Article 8.2 of the Rome Statute....Convention of 1949 and the first additional protocol of 1977, as implemented by the Geneva Conventions...Acts of 1962 and 1998....As many of the grave breaches under the Geneva Conventions are comparable with ICC offences, universal...Conventions Acts of 1962 and 1998.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Written Answers. - Convention on War Victims.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1981-07-23/61/
    23 Jul 1981 - Kelly) Four conventions were adopted in Geneva on 12 August 1949 relating to the treatment of the sick...Effect is given to them in Irish law by the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....They were ratified on behalf of Ireland on 13 September 1962 and entered into force for Ireland on 27...The two protocols additional to these conventions relating to the protection of victims of international
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Garda Investigations.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-09/226/
    9 May 2006 - satisfied that adequate resources and strategies are available to investigate complaints made under the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962 and the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000.
  • Debate: Joint Committee On Foreign Affairs And Trade, And Defence

    Situation in Palestine: Discussion

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/2017-11-30/2/
    30 Nov 2017 - legislation as the transfer of the civilian population on to occupied territory is criminalised under the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962, the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998 and the International Criminal Court...Act 2006....with EU law, it also enables us to enact our own Irish legislation in accordance with those particular Acts
  • Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2006-03-09/2/
    9 Mar 2006 - lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: "paragraph ( g ) (inserted by section 7 of the Genocide Act...1973): ‘( g ) an offence under section 3, as amended, of the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, an offence...of genocide under section 2 of the Genocide Act 1973 or an offence under section 7 or 8 of the International...Criminal Court Act 2005 .’.”.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Legal Aid.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1971-08-05/42/
    5 Aug 1971 - charged with an indictable offence, other than murder, treason, piracy or an offence referred to in the Geneva...Conventions Act, 1962, pleads guilty in the district court and is sent forward for sentence to the circuit
  • Debate: Select Committee On Foreign Affairs

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Committee Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_foreign_affairs/1998-05-13/2/
    13 May 1998 - Section 4 of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, deals with the punishment of minor breaches of the four...Geneva Conventions....Section 4 of the Bill seeks to amend section 4 of the Act....Article 86 (1) of Protocol I also deals with the suppression of all other breaches of the four Conventions...or Protocol I arising out of a failure to act when under a duty to do so.
  • Debate: Select Committee On Foreign Affairs

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Committee Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_foreign_affairs/1998-05-13/2/
    13 May 1998 - Section 3 of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, deals with the punishment of grave breaches of the four...Geneva Conventions....Section 3 of the Bill seeks to amend section 3 of the Act....The Conventions in Protocol I require that grave breaches be repressed....to act when under a duty to do so.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Irish Red Cross Society

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-02/12/
    2 Jun 2010 - The Act of 1938 permits payment to the society of funds by way of grant....The society has certain rights arising from the Geneva Convention....Under the convention, the Government is required to discharge certain obligations to the society including...The Geneva Convention is given effect in Irish law through the Red Cross Act 1954, the Prisoners of War...and Enemy Aliens Act 1956 and the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, as amended in 1998.
  • Parliamentary Question

    416 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received approaches to change, amend or otherwise alter the Geneva Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000, the International Criminal Court Bill, 2003 or laws pertaining to war crimes or universal jurisdiction; the nature of such approaches; the location they came from; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    [18256/06]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2006-05-16/356/#pq_356
    Tue, 16 May 2006 - Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received approaches to change, amend or otherwise alter the Geneva...Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000, the International
  • Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2006-03-09/2/
    9 Mar 2006 - following paragraph for paragraph ( c ): ‘( c ) if convicted of an offence under section 3 of the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962, an offence of genocide under section 2 of the Genocide Act 1973 or an offence...These references are necessary as the terrorist offences Act amended enactments such as the Defence Act...The Bill also provides that offences under the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 and this Bill cannot be regarded...III of the 1965 Act was repealed by the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Arbitration Bill, 1980: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1980-04-29/17/
    29 Apr 1980 - In addition, the Arbitration Act, 1954, which gave effect to the 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration...The New York Convention was designed to replace the 1923 Geneva Protocol and the 1927 Geneva Convention...Convention as set out in Article 56 of the 1954 Act....This power to order security to be given has no counterpart in the Geneva Convention....An effort was made in 1962 to adapt the rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to permit
  • Parliamentary Question

    345 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if An Garda Síochána has carried out investigations under the Geneva Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000 or similar statute; the details of such investigations; if the failure to investigate such matters was the result of resources or expertise issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    [17402/06]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2006-05-09/306/#pq_306
    Tue, 9 May 2006 - for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if An Garda Síochána has carried out investigations under the Geneva...Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000 or similar
  • Parliamentary Question

    344 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the resources which have been made available to An Garda Síochána for the investigation and pursuit of those responsible for violations of the Geneva Conventions Act 1967 or the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000; if there are plans to establish a dedicated unit within An Garda Síochána to police such matters, in particular after the International Criminal Court Bill 2003 passes into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    [17401/06]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2006-05-09/305/#pq_305
    Tue, 9 May 2006 - available to An Garda Síochána for the investigation and pursuit of those responsible for violations of the Geneva...Conventions Act 1967 or the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention on Torture) Act 2000; if there
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1998-06-23/11/
    23 Jun 1998 - Act, 1956, and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....of 1949 done at Geneva on 8 June 1977 and for that purpose to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962...Section 1 defines the Principal Act as the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962...., the Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, 1956, and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....Ireland's 1962 Geneva Conventions Act differs in a positive way from other common law legislation in
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-12/7/
    12 Mar 1998 - in 1954 when we enacted the Red Cross Act, and similarly in 1956 and 1962 with the enactment of the...Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, and the Geneva Conventions Act....Act, 1962 — the Principal Act — to include "grave breaches" of Additional Protocol 1....Section 1 of the Bill defines the Principal Act as the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....Section 2 of the Bill replaces section 2 of the Principal Act of 1962 with a completely new section in
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Bill, 1999: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1999-12-07/5/
    7 Dec 1999 - Generally speaking, this was contained in the Geneva Conventions of 1949....Ireland is a party to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949....Effect was given to them in Irish law when we enacted the Red Cross Act, 1954, the Prisoners of War and...Enemy Aliens Act, 1956 and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....1977 and which are additional to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Arbitration Bill, 1980: Second and Subsequent Stages.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1980-05-28/11/
    28 May 1980 - Arbitration Clauses and the 1927 Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards....Both the Geneva Protocol and Convention were given effect to in this country by the Arbitration Act,...Convention which are set out in our 1954 Act, the New York Convention makes a significant change in...In an effort to fill this gap the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague adapted its rules in 1962..., the Washington Convention, or the Geneva Protocol applies.
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Private Business. - Genocide Bill, 1973: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-11-14/12/
    14 Nov 1973 - most sophisticated century in the history of mankind, we have had within living memory some horrible acts...of genocide and we have acts taking place at present in some parts of the world which appear to fall...As Senator Ryan pointed out, the definition is taken from the Convention and is a matter over which we...This provision is similar to that in section 3 (3) of the Geneva Convention Act, 1962, as regards prosecutions...for grave breaches of the Geneva Convention.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Aircraft Search and Inspection.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-13/19/
    13 Nov 2008 - supporting An Garda Síochána in the investigation and enforcement of the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention...Against Torture) Act 2000 and the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962-1998...., in the context of the State's obligations under the Chicago Convention....The Deputy will appreciate that these Acts and the convention are not matters for which my Department...There has been regular communication between me and my Department, acting on my behalf, and the Garda
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    International Conventions.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-10-23/35/
    23 Oct 2007 - War crimes constituting grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their First Additional Protocol...of 1977 may be prosecuted under the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962 and 1998....Torture, pursuant to the United Nations Convention Against Torture of 1984, may be prosecuted under the...Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000....It will be of interest to note, however, that the International Convention for the Protection of all
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Adjournment Matters. - Protocols I and II to the Geneva Convention, 1949.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1993-11-04/8/
    4 Nov 1993 - Ireland became a party to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 relating to the victims of international...non-international armed conflicts after the enactment of the necessary legislation — the Red Cross Act..., 1954, the Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, 1956, and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....The Protocol increases the number of situations in which already defined acts would become grave breaches...pay compensation on the basis that it is responsible for all acts committed by persons forming part of
  • Parliamentary Question

    92 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s position in relation to enacting universal jurisdiction; and if it accepts that it is the duty of every State to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes in order to ensure that their national courts are able to investigate and prosecute anyone suspected of committing the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, extrajudicial executions and extraordinary rendition in order to ensure that their country cannot be used as a safe haven to evade justice by those perpetrating such acts.
    [24997/07]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2007-10-23/33/#pq_33
    Tue, 23 Oct 2007 - ensure that their country cannot be used as a safe haven to evade justice by those perpetrating such acts
  • Debate: Joint Committee On Foreign Affairs

    Extraordinary Rendition: Discussion with the Irish Human Rights Commission and Departments.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs/2007-12-19/3/
    19 Dec 2007 - Government has said it will prioritise effective enforcement of the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention...against Torture) Act 2000 and the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962 and 1998....international support to address deficiencies in aspects of the regulation of civil aviation under the Chicago Convention
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Justice Bill, 1983: Committee Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1984-06-12/19/
    12 Jun 1984 - —Section 29 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1967, is amended by the addition of the following subparagraph...g) to subsection (1) of the said section— ‘(g) an offence under section 15, of the Misuse of Drugs Act..., 1977, and an offence of conspiring or attempting to commit any such offence under the said Act'."....is referred to in section 3 (1) (i) of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, (e) an offence under section...9 of the Official Secrets Act, 1963, or an offence under Part II of that Act committed in a manner prejudicial
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-04-19/4/
    19 Apr 2000 - The convention entered into force on 15 January 1999....Forces do not come within the remit of this con vention, they do have the protection afforded by the Geneva...Conventions of 1949....Effect was given to the Geneva Conventions in Irish law by the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....The Convention requires States Parties to take jurisdiction over Convention offences.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Bill, 1964—Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1964-11-05/4/
    5 Nov 1964 - The Convention, Agreements and Protocol were signed by the Taoiseach on 18th March....seas of the State remains at three miles, in accordance with section 3 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act...the great measure of international approval for the Canadian and United States proposals at the First Geneva...Conference on the Law of the Sea in 1958 and for the joint United States/Canadian proposals at the Second Geneva...fish is recognised to States which have habitually fished there between January, 1953, and December, 1962
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Private Business. - Genocide Bill, 1973: Committee and Final Stages.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1973-12-11/8/
    11 Dec 1973 - brought about by the Government one can surely not conceive the possibility of their doing so with this Act...would suggest to the House and Senator Ryan that this situation is analagous to our position under the Geneva...Conventions Act, 1962, and section 3, subsection (3) of that Act provides that prosecutions for the...comparable offences of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, which consist of ill-treatment of persons...protected by these Conventions and by the Red Cross Conventions, are to be prosecuted by the Attorney
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Extradition (European Union Conventions) Bill, 2001: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2001-12-12/13/
    12 Dec 2001 - In domestic law the Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987, gave...It amends section 27 of the 1965 Extradition Act and implements Article 4 of the 1995 convention....) Act, 1987, to add four 1949 Geneva conventions to the list in section 3( a ) of that Act so that the...These conventions have been given effect in Ireland by the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....However, the 1962 Act does not make specific provision about reliance on the political offence exemption
  • Parliamentary Question

    39. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason, if the principle of sovereign immunity does not interfere with obligations arising from the international treaties, the laws giving effect to the international treaties are not being enforced; and given that the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, as amended in 1998, provides that any minor breach of the 1949 Geneva Convention is a punishable offence, if gardaí should be ensuring there are no breaches of the convention taking place at Shannon. [3110/14]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2014-01-22/39/#pq_39
    Wed, 22 Jan 2014 - treaties, the laws giving effect to the international treaties are not being enforced; and given that the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962, as amended in 1998, provides that any minor breach of the 1949 Geneva Convention...is a punishable offence, if gardaí should be ensuring there are no breaches of the convention taking
  • Parliamentary Question

    236 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to prioritise effective enforcement of the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2006 and the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962 to 1998 by making resources available for specialised training in the provisions of those statutes to members of An Garda Síochána and by other means as may be required by An Garda Síochána in order to ensure effective protection for the dignity of all persons within or passing through the State.
    [20315/08]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-05-22/236/#pq_236
    Thu, 22 May 2008 - programme for Government to prioritise effective enforcement of the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention...Against Torture) Act 2006 and the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962 to 1998 by making resources available
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-12/7/
    12 Mar 1998 - I am disappointed to note that it has taken 21 years for the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill to be...I note that the purpose of the four Geneva Red Cross conventions is to afford protection to victims of...Two additional protocols to extend the scope of the conventions were concluded at Geneva on 10 June 1977...The four Geneva conventions of 1949 were almost universally accepted....The Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, enabled effect to be given in domestic law to those four conventions
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Private Members' Business. - Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 1987: Committee Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-02/40/
    2 Dec 1987 - That practice is reflected in the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974 itself....Under section 3 (5) of that Act, the Attorney General's consent is required for prosecutions under the...Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, the Official Secrets Act, 1963, and the Genocide Act, 1973....Both the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 and the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 give the Attorney...General a function in prosecutions under those Acts.
  • Parliamentary Question

    19 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the Irish Red Cross Society should be fully independent of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    [23666/10]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2010-06-02/6/#pq_6
    Wed, 2 Jun 2010 - The Act of 1938 permits payment to the society of funds by way of grant....The society has certain rights arising from the Geneva Convention....Under the convention, the Government is required to discharge certain obligations to the society including...The Geneva Convention is given effect in Irish law through the Red Cross Act 1954, the Prisoners of War...and Enemy Aliens Act 1956 and the Geneva Conventions Act 1962, as amended in 1998.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-18/21/
    18 May 2004 - over any offence committed in any state by a person of any nationality, was previously adopted in the Geneva...Conventions Acts 1962 and 1998 in respect of grave breaches under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and...Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1977....genocide is consolidated in section 7, while in section 6, existing definitions of war crimes under the Geneva...Convention are expanded and a new offence of crimes against humanity is created.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Bill, 1975 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-11-26/32/
    26 Nov 1975 - Section 3 of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 provides that if any person, whatever his nationality,...commits whether in the State or outside the State a grave breach of certain articles of the Geneva Conventions...Section 38 of the Extradition Act, 1965, provides that where an Irish citizen does an act outside the...wrongly in authorising the signing and ratification of the conventions referred to in those statutes...on this State to try persons who breach the convention outside the territory of this State.
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 1987: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-12-04/3/
    4 Dec 1987 - Those arrangements will be enhanced both by the implementation of the Extradition (European Convention...Those statutes include the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976, the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978..., and the powers reserved in relation to the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, the Official Secrets Act,...1963, and the Genocide Act, 1973, by section 3 (5) of the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974....Convention.
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2006-06-13/10/
    13 Jun 2006 - the Crime of Genocide and the Geneva Conventions of 1949....Conventions Acts 1962 and 1998 in respect of grave breaches under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and...Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1977....The Defence Act 1954 and the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 are amended so as to align penalties available...might be refused under that Act.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vote 46—External Affairs.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1964-03-12/5/
    12 Mar 1964 - the ambiguous situation around our coast was resolved with the passing of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act...based on the Canadian-US proposal at Geneva should be opened for signature....the ad hoc Committee on Legal Co-operation, established by the Committee of Ministers in December, 1962...Deputies may recall the very successful study group on Community Development held at Gormanston in 1962...distinct from the OECD study on the long-term needs for educational resources which was started in 1962
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Bill, 1975: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1975-04-24/6/
    24 Apr 1975 - Act, 1965; the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1973; and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....Although it was not necessary for the purposes of the convention, section 11 of this Act —which creates...liable to extradition, the Geneva Conventions Act 1962 and section 11 of the Air Navigation and Transport...we have ratified—and implemented in our municipal law— such as the Geneva Red Cross Conventions of 1949..., the European Convention on Extradition of 1957 and the Hague Convention on Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
  • Publication

    Opening-Statement, Marie-Crawley, Sadaka

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/32/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade_and_defence/submissions/2017/2017-11-30_opening-statement-marie-crawley-sadaka_en.pdf
    30 Nov 2017 -
  • Parliamentary Question

    10 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce legislative provisions to give the Garda powers to search aircraft using Irish airports to determine whether the planes may be used for the practice known as extraordinary rendition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    [40195/08]

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2008-11-13/11/#pq_11
    Thu, 13 Nov 2008 - Against Torture) Act 2000 and the Geneva Conventions Acts 1962-1998...., in the context of the State's obligations under the Chicago Convention....The Deputy will appreciate that these Acts and the convention are not matters for which my Department...and the Chicago Convention....We are examining the legislation in the context of the Chicago Convention.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Bill, 1975 [Seanad]: Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-11-20/4/
    20 Nov 1975 - Act, 1965, the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973, and the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962....Although it was not necessary for the purposes of the Convention, section 11 of this Act, which creates..., 1952, section 38 of the Extradition Act, 1965, the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962 and section 11 of the...we have ratified—and implemented in our municipal law— such as the Geneva Red Cross Conventions of 1949..., the European Convention on Extradition of 1957 and the Hague Convention on Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
  • Debate: Seanad Éireann

    Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed)

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-11-14/13/
    14 Nov 2018 - and treaties of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights or other international treaties...1962 to direct a coroner to hold an inquest where he or she considers that the circumstances of a person's...The Attorney General has other miscellaneous and limited statutory functions, for example, under the Geneva...Conventions Act 1962....the Attorney General's functions more globally and the role he or she has under other legislation, by convention
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Bill, 1975 (Seanad): Second Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1975-12-10/4/
    10 Dec 1975 - Conventions Act, 1962; section 38 of the Extradition Act, 1965 and section 11 of the Air Navigation...In fact, if the Attorney General had gone on to deal somewhat further with section 3 of the Geneva Conventions...Act, 1962, he would have seen that the proposals he referred to cover what are described as grave breaches...I would also like to suggest to the Attorney General that although the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962,...If it is expressed to extend, as it is in the Geneva Conventions Act, to more than its citizens alone
  • Publication

    Submission, Breeda Murphy and Cécile Harrault

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_children_equality_disability_integration_and_youth/submissions/2021/2021-07-15_submission-breeda-murphy-and-cecile-harrault_en.pdf
    15 Jul 2021 -
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vote 45 — Defence.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-03-28/4/
    28 Mar 1963 - the inclosure of portion of the Curragh in accordance with the provisions of the Curragh of Kildare Act...Steps are being taken at present to prepare by-laws under the Act in relation to the Curragh and the...what we do spend is spent to the very best advantage in the purchase of the most modern and up-to-date conventional...International Red Cross and it is an interesting coincidence that the Irish ratification of the 1949 Geneva...Conventions for the protection of war victims comes into force this year.
  • Publication

    Submission, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_children_equality_disability_integration_and_youth/submissions/2021/2021-07-15_submission-irish-human-rights-and-equality-commission_en.pdf
    15 Jul 2021 -
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Extradition (Amendment) Bill, 1987: Second Stage (Resumed).

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-01/22/
    1 Dec 1987 - The Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987, came into force this...This means that we are now in a position to ratify that Convention....Similarly, the consent of the Attorney General is required for prosecutions under the Geneva Conventions...Act, 1962, the Official Secrets Act, 1963, the Genocide Act, 1973 and the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction...) Act, 1976.
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/seanad/2003/2003-06-26_order-paper_en.pdf
    26 Jun 2003 -
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vote 47—External Affairs.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-04-03/37/
    3 Apr 1963 - Is £550 de laghdú glan é i gcomórtas le Meastachán 1962-63....Is £4,000 de mhéadú é sin ar mheastachán 1962-63....World Convention of International Federation of Agricultural Producers....The Irish troops in the Congo for the past year continued to live up to their high reputation, acting...As Acting Secretary-General, U Thant had firmly upheld this concept of his office and proved himself,
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/seanad/2003/2003-06-26_order-paper_en.htm
    26 Jun 2003 -
  • Publication

    Bill Digest: Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/libraryResearch/2019/2019-09-03_bill-digest-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons-bill-2019_en.pdf
    3 Sep 2019 -
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/seanad/2003/2003-10-15_order-paper_en.pdf
    15 Oct 2003 -
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/dail/2017/2017-07-11_order-paper_en.pdf
    11 Jul 2017 -
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/dail/2012/2012-09-18_order-paper_en.pdf
    18 Sep 2012 -
  • Publication

    Order Paper

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/parliamentaryBusiness/orderPaper/dail/2005/2005-09-28_order-paper_en.pdf
    28 Sep 2005 -
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Air Pollution Bill, 1986 [ Seanad ] :Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-03-24/33/
    24 Mar 1987 - to as the Geneva Convention, which binds contracting States to limit and, as far as possible, gradually...This is because other legislation, namely, the Nuclear Energy Act, 1971, and the Dumping at Sea Act,...Smoke and sulphur dioxide levels have been measured on a regular basis in Dublin since 1962 and a more...Earlier in my speech I mentioned the Geneva Convention which binds contracting states to limit and, as...The EEC and its member states are all parties to the Convention.
  • Publication

    Spotlight: Sentencing Policy and Practice

    https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/libraryResearch/2008/2008-10-31_spotlight-sentencing-policy-and-practice_en.pdf
    31 Oct 2008 -
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vóta 49—Gnóthaí Eachtracha.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1961-07-06/30/
    6 Jul 1961 - mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníochta i rith na bliana dar críoch an t-aonú lá is tríocha de Mhárta, 1962...major conferences have already been held or will take place here during the year March, 1961 to March, 1962...in June last year I spoke about the second Conference on the Law of the Sea which had been held in Geneva...General Seán Mac Eoin, to act as Commander of the United Nations Forces. More recently Dr....Western European states we agreed to stand for a split-term vacancy on the Security Council for the year 1962
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vote 47—External Affairs.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-04-03/37/
    3 Apr 1963 - it is important, first of all, to recognise that Partition was created by the Government of Ireland Act...In respect of Belgium, the percentage of exports to imports for the period January to November, 1962,...As I understand the position the matter failed to reach agreement narrowly at the Convention on the Law...of the Sea at Geneva some two years ago and since then, very little progress has been made, mainly because...ought to consider taking the initiative in securing, if not agreement to the extent envisaged at the Geneva
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Criminal Justice Bill, 1963— Second Stage.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1963-11-06/37/
    6 Nov 1963 - for the following crimes as well as for murder: treason, certain military offences under the Defence Act..., 1954, piracy with violence and the wilful killing of a person protected by the four Geneva Conventions...During the period 1946 to 1962 inclusive, 82 murders were committed....The 1957 Act also provided that a person convicted of non-capital murder should remain liable to the...The doctrine was abolished in England and Wales under the Homicide Act, 1957.
  • Debate: Dáil Éireann

    Committee on Finance. - Vote 49—External Affairs.

    https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1962-04-04/69/
    4 Apr 1962 - haghaidh ranníoca leis an Eagras nua, is i leith na gcúig míosa déag a chríochnóidh ar an 31 mí na Nollag, 1962...These are all conventions that have already been arranged....to the two Conventions on public health matters which I have just mentioned....There is, indeed, some prospect that the Disarmament Committee, now meeting at Geneva, will consider...Subsequently the Acting Secretary-General requested all Member States to inform him of their intentions

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