Seminar: How Public Interest Law and Litigation (PILL) can address the needs of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

31 May 2006

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 printed Proceedings from this conference are available as well as a DVD of the event.

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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.

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Resources:

You can read a summary of the papers presented by the three speakers or 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
Claire Hamilton, Chairperson, IPRT

You can view a slideshow of images from the event.