Intent: Promote awareness of the development of sentencing guidelines in Ireland::Advocate for the principle of imprisonment as a last resort to be enshrined in legislation
Details: Sentencing and Sentencing Guidelines in Ireland
Invitation to IPRT Prison Law Seminar on 'Developing Sentencing Guidelines for Ireland: The Principles and Purposes of Sentencing', which took place on Thursday 21st October 2021 (via Zoom). Speakers and respondents included: The Hon. Ms. Justice Iseult O’Malley, Chair of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee, who provided the keynote speech; Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull, Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin and Member of the Scottish Sentencing Council; Professor Michael Tonry, McKnight Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and Policy at the University of Minnesota; Dr Ian Marder, Assistant Professor in Criminology at Maynooth University; Noeline Blackwell, Chief Executive Officer at the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Molly Joyce, Legal & Public Affairs Manager at IPRT. - Event / Reception
Intent: Call for introduction of guidelines for protesting safety during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.::Express concerns about impact of Section 4 of The Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 on freedom of expression
Email to Bríd Smith, TD in regards to the Right to Protest sent in April 2021 - EmailLetter sent to the Minister for Justice, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Chief Prosecution Solicitor in January 2021 regarding Section 4 of Harmful Communications and Harassment Act and ProtestLetter sent to Minister for Justice in March 2021 calling for introduction of guidelines for protesting safely during lockdown. - Letter
Intent: Create awareness amongst elected representatives and State agencies, Govt departments of work undertaken and position of The Bar of Ireland on a range of policy areas that impact on access to justice and the rule of law
Details: Policy Newsletter - Safeguarding Justice: Policy and Law Reform in the Public Interest
Intent: Process to conduct meaningful engagement to review arrangements in relation to the professional services of barristers
Details: Ongoing interaction in relation to the professional services of barristers for prosecuting cases in the Courts under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974
Intent: Attendance at our courses by staff responsible for the use of Irish as an official language of the European Community
Details: We advised heads of government departments (Secretaries General)of availability of part-time Irish Lawyer Linguist programmes at the Inns in the 2018/19 period and urged that they consider sending suitably qualified staff to attend same
Intent: To invite relevant stakeholders, including some DPOs, to this joint panel discussion with ICHR and ICAR on the soon-to-be-published 'Corporate Crime Principles'
Details: Invitation to attend roundtable co-hosted with Irish Centre for Human Rights and International Corporate Accountability Roundtable,'Corporate Crimes: Advancing the Investigation and Prosecution of Human Rights Cases'
