Inaugural Editorial
Donncha O'Connell

Part I: Feature Articles
The Dreyfus Case a Century on— Ten Lessons for Ireland & Australia
The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG
The Irish Human Rights Commission: The Early Years
Dr Alpha Connelly
Aspirations Unfulfilled: The Equality Right in Irish Law
Colm O’Cinneide
Why is it so Difficult to Promote a Human Rights—Based Approach to
Immigration?
Ciara Smyth
Local Authorities and the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003
Dr Padraic Kenna
Privacy — Confusing Fundamental Values and Social Traditions
Marie McGonagle
Children’s Rights in Ireland: Legacy Issues and Future Prospects
Professor Pat Dolan

Part II: Case Notes
Feature Case Note
The Islamic Headscarf Dilemma: Leyla Şahin v Turkey
Dr Tarlach McGonagle
Recognition of Canadian Same-SexMarriage: Zappone and Gilligan v Revenue
Commissioners and Others
Brian Tobin
Jurisdictional Issues: Bosphorus Airways v Ireland
Professor Rick Lawson
An Ode to Contextualisation: İ.A. v Turkey
Dr Tarlach McGonagle
Dublin City Council v Fennell: A Stay of Execution for Section 62 of the
Housing Act 1966
Siobhán Phelan
Torture and Diplomatic Assurances: Agiza v Sweden
Siobhán Cummiskey
Damages for Defamation: Independent News and Media and Independent
Newspapers Ireland Limited v Ireland
Senator Alex White
Issue Estoppel in Criminal Proceedings: Lynch v Judge Caroll Moran
and the DPP
Emer Meeneghan
“Trying to Have it BothWays” — On the First Judgments of the Court
of First Instance Concerning EC Acts Adopted in the Fight against
International Terrorism
Dr Laurent Pech
Investigation of Disappearances: Gongadze v Ukraine
Aoife O’Donoghue