Seminar: How Public Interest Law and Litigation (PILL) can address the needs of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
This event happened on 31 May 2006
Review of Event
A series of seminars in Spring 2006 was intended to provoke discussion around Public Interest Law and Litigation (PILL) in Ireland. It followed a major conference on PILL in October 2005 that brought together lawyers, NGOs and activists for contributions from people involved in PILL, in Ireland and further afield. A Proceedings from this conference is available online as is a DVD of the event. You can also view clips from the conference.
The second of three seminars on Public Interest Law and Litigation (PILL) in Ireland, this event was intended to focus on how PILL can address issues for NGOs who work with vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. It attempted to address how NGOs have used PILL to tackle issues in the past. The session was chaired by Noeline Blackwell, FLAC Director General.
Resources:
You can download the papers in full from the list below:
The Public Law Project
Conrad Haley, Director, PLP
The Inclusion Ireland Experience
Deirdre Carroll, C.E.O., Inclusion Ireland
How PILL can address the needs of NGOs - A presentation by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (powerpoint available on request)
Claire Hamilton, Chairperson, IPRT
A Proceedings from the 2005 conference is available online as well as a DVD of the event. You can also view clips from this conference.