Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, June 24, 1997, Volumul 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 276 pagini |
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... courts , and the adverse inference that can be drawn from mere silence in criminal cases , have long concerned many of us who have been observers of Northern Ireland . Today , we will have the opportunity to hear from the Kelly fam- ily ...
... courts , and the adverse inference that can be drawn from mere silence in criminal cases , have long concerned many of us who have been observers of Northern Ireland . Today , we will have the opportunity to hear from the Kelly fam- ily ...
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... courts , none of these are acci- dents . In any democratic society you are going to find certain acci- dents . You are going to find police who occasionally will carry out excesses . You will find judges who occasionally are biased ...
... courts , none of these are acci- dents . In any democratic society you are going to find certain acci- dents . You are going to find police who occasionally will carry out excesses . You will find judges who occasionally are biased ...
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... courts , we had cases where you would have 30 to 35 to 40 defendants put on trial at one time based on the per- jured testimony of one witness . These were , again , policies which were instituted by the British Government , carried out ...
... courts , we had cases where you would have 30 to 35 to 40 defendants put on trial at one time based on the per- jured testimony of one witness . These were , again , policies which were instituted by the British Government , carried out ...
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... court won- dering whether on your travels to represent your clients you in fact might have your very life ended ... Courts which derive their authority from the emergency legislation are a blot on English jurisprudence . Clearly , the ...
... court won- dering whether on your travels to represent your clients you in fact might have your very life ended ... Courts which derive their authority from the emergency legislation are a blot on English jurisprudence . Clearly , the ...
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... Court decision in the Ireland versus United Kingdom case . That problem has remained permanent in Northern Ireland ... courts to draw inferences from the silence of those charged with offenses in Northern Ireland , coupled with failure ...
... Court decision in the Ireland versus United Kingdom case . That problem has remained permanent in Northern Ireland ... courts to draw inferences from the silence of those charged with offenses in Northern Ireland , coupled with failure ...
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Pagina 218 - The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Pagina 222 - All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person.
Pagina 112 - secure to everyone within [its] jurisdiction the rights and freedoms defined in [the] Convention', requires by implication that there should be some form of effective official investigation when individuals have been killed as a result of the use of force by agents of the State (see, mutatis mutandis, the McCann and Others v.
Pagina 217 - For the purposes of his defence, an untried prisoner shall be allowed to apply for free legal aid where such aid is available, and to receive visits from his legal adviser with a view to his defence and to prepare and hand to him confidential instructions. For these purposes, he shall if he so desires be supplied with writing material. Interviews between the prisoner and his legal adviser may be within sight but not within the hearing of a police or institution official.
Pagina 210 - Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment...
Pagina 112 - Commission, that a general legal prohibition of arbitrary killing by the agents of the State would be ineffective, in practice, if there existed no procedure for reviewing the lawfulness of the use of lethal force by State authorities.
Pagina 218 - Special attention shall be paid to the maintenance and improvement of such relations between a prisoner and his family as are desirable in the best interests of both.
Pagina 177 - The settlement train is leaving. I want you on that train. But it is leaving anyway, and I will not allow it to wait for you.
Pagina 45 - I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of the Subcommittee, for affording me the opportunity to appear before you today.
Pagina 109 - Amnesty International's work is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international and regional human rights treaties. Amnesty International condemns the torture and execution of prisoners by all governments and opposition groups . By reminding governments of their responsibility for preventing such abuses, Amnesty International seeks to promote adherence to the rule of law and international standards for the protection of human rights.