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# Law

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National Women's Council calls State refusal of abortion to woman 'barbaric'
Gender Recognition Bill is "vital" says Equality Authority
Opinion: Happy 14th birthday, Direct Provision – just think of everything you haven't achieved!
Fiona Hurley
More training needed for teachers on female genital mutilation to identify children at risk
Atheists not hopeful of 'blasphemy' referendum, in spite of UN pressure
No tan for you: Children are officially banned from using sunbeds from today
Wish pubs would open on Good Friday? It could become a reality
Opinion: As the Pistorious trial returns to our TV screens, let's consider cameras in courtrooms
Laura Cahillane
This Irish director's video will make you fall in love with NYC's subway dancers
Britain bans 'hidden practice' of forced marriage
Here's a letter giving state approval of Tuam mother and baby home
Death of Gary Douch, killed in Mountjoy, was "avoidable and should not have happened"
Column: Can metaphors make better laws?
Ben McFarlane
Jillian Godsil to run in European elections after scrapping of law barring bankruptees
Why can't I get a drink on Good Friday?
Column: Anybody – not just the elites – can use law to change society
Mairead Healy
Less than half of political parties accounting units have made their donation returns
Column: There's a viral spread of increasingly restrictive laws curtailing human rights
Mary Lawlor
Domestic violence register 'would help protect victims' in Ireland
Poll: Should suspects in garda custody get more legal protection?
'Anti-Pantigate' bill tabled in the Dáil to stop "the litigious and thin-skinned"
Column: Economic rights are just as vital to a democracy as civil rights
Dr Tom Hickey
Seven Irish universities make global top 200 in World Subject rankings
Uganda tabloid prints list of 200 'top' gay people
"Others cannot dictate to us": Uganda signs controversial anti-gay bill into law
It's highly likely there will be a legal challenge to plain tobacco packaging, says Law Society
Ban on Pirate Bay lifted by Dutch court
Have you received a solicitor's letter from Duke Chambers? It could be a scam
Student petition successful as Law Society adds exam dates
Tech institutes allowed to merge to form universities under new legislation
Anti-protest laws enter force in Ukraine amid continued violence
Column: Tragic case of newborn boy highlights unmarried fathers' lack of rights
Margot Doherty
Column: Behind the veil – a new era has begun for family courts
Katherine Irwin
Report on repossessions wants changes, but no legislative reform
Column: Our new in-camera Family Court legislation is a sham
Gerry Fahey
Family law and child care court cases can now be reported, but under strict conditions
Who is most likely to support the legalisation of marijuana in Ireland?
Eddie Irvine sentenced to six months in jail after Milan nightclub brawl
Column: Yes, State legal spending is significant – but it’s an investment in our democracy
Noeline Blackwell
Poll: Should the government raise speed limits on Irish motorways?