30th May 2012
The Irish Penal Reform Trust and Dublin Institute of Technology are pleased to announce that Tony Kelly, leading Scottish human rights and prison law solicitor, will speak to the topic: Using the European Convention on Human Rights in prison law cases: Lessons from Scotland.
The seminar takes place on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 from 6-7.30pm in Room 5034 (fifth floor), Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 (for directions see: http://www.dit.ie/tools/locations/). [Please note, the date given in the Irish Times info is incorrect - mistake at IPRT end.]
The event will be followed by a reception.
Registrations / CPD certificates:
About the Speaker:
Tony Kelly, partner in Taylor & Kelly, solicitors, Scotland, has been involved in some of the most high-profile and difficult human rights cases in the United Kingdom. Tony Kelly is also a part-time Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde.
Taylor & Kelly have been forefront of prisoner’s litigation since their inception some 12 years ago. The firm took forward, on behalf of petitioner Robert Napier, proceedings which challenged the conditions in C Hall in HM Prison Barlinnie. Mr Napier was successful in obtaining an interim order transferring him out of the appalling conditions. Taylor and Kelly also successfully argued that Mr. Napier should receive damages as a result of being subjected to conditions which breached Article 3 of the European Convention in Human Rights. Taylor & Kelly also represented the petitioners in Greens, Stanger and Wilson, where it was successfully argued that the slopping out of chemical toilets was in breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Taylor & Kelly have also been involved in landmark cases concerning the voting rights of prisoners and segregation in prisons. Chambers, a highly regarded guide in the legal profession, gives Taylor & Kelly a ranking of 1 in civil liberties. Chambers has also consistently recognised Taylor & Kelly as being at the cutting edge of human rights work, through its involvement in litigation on behalf of prisoners and also in representing Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in his high profile appeal.
This seminar is funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, as part of its Research Development Initiative. It is part of a collaborative project between Dublin Institute of Technology and the Irish Penal Reform Trust. See: http://www.irchss.ie/awrads/rdi
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.