Table of Contents

Inaugural Editorial Donncha O'Connell Part I: Feature Articles The Dreyfus Case a Century on- Ten Lessons for Ireland & Australia The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG The Irish Human Rights Commission: The Early Years Dr Alpha Connelly Aspirations Unfulfilled: The Equality Right in Irish Law Colm O'Cinneide Why is it so Difficult to Promote a Human Rights-Based Approach to Immigration? Ciara Smyth Local Authorities and the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 Dr Padraic Kenna Privacy - Confusing Fundamental Values and Social Traditions Marie McGonagle Children's Rights in Ireland: Legacy Issues and Future Prospects Professor Pat Dolan Part II: Case Notes Feature Case Note The Islamic Headscarf Dilemma: Leyla Sahin v Turkey Dr Tarlach McGonagle Recognition of Canadian Same-SexMarriage: Zappone and Gilligan v Revenue Commissioners and Others Brian Tobin Jurisdictional Issues: Bosphorus Airways v Ireland Professor Rick Lawson An Ode to Contextualisation: I.A. v Turkey Dr Tarlach McGonagle Dublin City Council v Fennell: A Stay of Execution for Section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 Siobhan Phelan Torture and Diplomatic Assurances: Agiza v Sweden Siobhan Cummiskey Damages for Defamation: Independent News and Media and Independent Newspapers Ireland Limited v Ireland Senator Alex White Issue Estoppel in Criminal Proceedings: Lynch v Judge Caroll Moran and the DPP Emer Meeneghan "Trying to Have it BothWays" - On the First Judgments of the Court of First Instance Concerning EC Acts Adopted in the Fight against International Terrorism Dr Laurent Pech Investigation of Disappearances: Gongadze v Ukraine Aoife O'Donoghue