26th March 2009
On March 26th, IPRT hosted the second in our Prison Law series of practice seminars for barristers and solicitors on the issue of Parole.
Gordon Holmes, Chair of the Interim Parole Board, set out the current law and practice of the parole process in Ireland.
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Diarmuid Griffin of NUI Galway provided a comparative analysis of how the parole process has developed in other jurisdiction.
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Roger Sweetman SC gave a critical analysis of the Irish system from the perspective of recent constitutional and European human rights jurisprudence.
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The Prison Law practice seminar series is co-hosted by IPRT, the Irish Criminal Bar Association and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.