This book marks the 60th anniversary of Ireland's ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the 10th anniversary of the Convention's incorporation into domestic law, by means of the ECHR Act 2003. It contains a wealth of essays and articles that examine Ireland's engagement with the ECHR through the years, as well as the extent to which the case law of the European Court of Human Rights has influenced domestic human rights law and administrative action. The book analyzes current Strasbourg jurisprudence on key issues and discusses the likely implications on law and...

The book is targeted at academics and students working in the field of migration and asylum law. It will also be of interest to practitioners and to policy makers in Europe, as the first extended scholarly analysis of this field of Irish law. Many of the significant legislative, constitutional and jurisprudential changes that have occurred, have resulted from contested claims arising under EU, ECHR and comparative constitutional law. The book will interest scholars across these fields, and will become a key reference work for the legal profession and researchers in the rapidly expanding area...