Human Rights, the Citizen and the State

A Historical Approach to Constitutional Interpretation - Dr Gerard Hogan. The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Post-Apartheid South Africa- Professor Jeremy Sarkin. The Irish Constitution: A Historical Introduction- Mr Justice McCracken. The Incorporation of International Law into Irish Domestic Law- Dr Clive Symmons. The Ombudsman in Ireland - Professor David Gwynn Morgan. An Overview of the transformation of Local Government - Dr. Jaap de Vissel. Electoral Law, Referenda and the Courts: "Treading Delicately" - Mr Justice Budd. Environmental Law in Ireland and South Africa - Professor Yvonne Scannell. In the Area of Women's Rights in South Africa: Focus on Domestic Violence and Femicide - Dr Waheeda Amien. The Right to Freedom from Violence and the Reform of Sexual Assault Law in South Africa - Dr Helene Combrinck. Sentencing Practice in Ireland and South Africa - Professor Ivana Bacik. Implications of the Trade and Development Co-Operation Agreement with Specific Reference to the Justiciability of Economic Rights in a Municipal Framework: The South African and European Position - Dr Patricia Leneghan. Open Democracy Legislation - Implementation Policies and Possibilities - Ms Estelle Feldman. Irish Defamation Law and the Freedom of Speech - Professor William Binchy.