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Abortion and safe access zones

30th November 2021 Stephen Orme Human rights

Reading Time: 5 minutes In September 2021, Clare Bailey MLA introduced the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill to the Assembly. The Bill passed

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Children & Families Justice

Is coercive control a crime?

27th June 201912th November 2019 Francesca Soliman Crime

Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2016 a man called Lance Hart shot his wife Claire and daughter Charlotte outside a swimming pool in Lincolnshire,

Justice

Keeping up with technology: Upskirting and the law in Northern Ireland

1st May 20191st May 2019 Francesca Soliman Crime

Reading Time: 6 minutes Last month, a new law came into force in England and Wales making upskirting a criminal offence. Upskirting

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Brexit Justice

European Arrest Warrant: What next for Northern Ireland post-Brexit?

5th July 20175th July 2017 Georgina Ryan-White Policing

Reading Time: 5 minutes Mutual recognition and co-operation underpin many EU law provisions. This article looks at some of the legislative options for one

After FDAC: A recent report on the outcomes of family drug and alcohol courts in England

Children & Families Justice

What are ‘Family, Drug and Alcohol Courts’ and are they effective?

11th November 201622nd June 2018 Neil Sedgewick Courts and tribunals (system and structures)

Reading Time: 6 minutes The draft Programme for Government contains a commitment to running a pilot family drug and alcohol court in Northern Ireland.

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Brexit Democracy and Government Justice

The courts and the EU Referendum: a week of action

30th September 20166th July 2017 Tim Moore European Union Institutions, Referendum policy

Reading Time: 3 minutes The past seven days have seen significant developments in relation to EU referendum related action in the courts at both

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Justice

Seen but not heard: children ‘sexting’

7th September 20166th July 2017 Claire Milliken Child protection and safeguarding

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rapid technological changes have caused the norms and methods of children’s sexual behaviour to evolve. Much screen-based media use now

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