The first episode of The European Court of Human Rights: An Irish Perspective Podcast features insights from Ireland’s Judge to the Court, Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, Chief Justice of Ireland Dónal O’ Donnell, Professor Eunan O’ Halpin and Associate Professor Niamh Howlin. The series begins with discussions into the history of the court, Ireland and the Convention.

Ireland was one of 10 founding members of the Council of Europe in 1949 and signed the European Convention on Human Rights in 1950. 

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