More news and dates on the legal calendar
Fight against terror to be discussed at World Bar conference
The former Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, journalist Robert Fisk, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, Attorney General Paul Gallagher, leading academic Conor Gearty, US deputy assistant secretary of defence for detainees, Sandra Hodgkinson, Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti and former Northern Ireland police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan will be among the speakers at the World Bar conference next weekend.
Among the topics to be discussed will be lawyers and the fight against terror, various aspects of human rights and the role of the independent referral bar.
The conference will take place in Dublin and Belfast, opening on Saturday, June 28th, in Dublin and moving to Belfast for its second day on Monday 30th.
Iranian minister to speak in Dublin
The latest developments in Iran's foreign policy will be outlined by the deputy foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehdi Safari, on Friday June 27th at 12.45pm at the Institute for European Affairs in North Great George's St, Dublin.
Mr Safari's address will cover issues including Iran's nuclear policy, energy security, and the Middle East peace process.
New book on privatisation
Private actors - whether companies or charities - are increasingly entrusted with the task of exercising governmental power, according to Dr Catherine Donnelly. She was speaking last Thursday at the launch by Dublin University chancellor, Mary Robinson, of her book Delegation of Governmental Power to Private Parties: A Comparative Perspective, in Trinity College, Dublin.
"Yet making privatisation work is not straightforward," she said. "Achieving efficiency and effectiveness requires thoughtful attention; likewise, ensuring that private delegation does not undermine democratic participation, accountability and human rights.
"The aim of this book has been to explore the potential, and the limitations of law, in responding to the challenges of privatisation."
The book is published by Oxford University Press