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Justice Minister Simon Harris cited "the continuing threat from dissidents, international terrorism and organised crime gangs" as reasons for renewing the court for another year
A vote to extend laws that underpins the Special Criminal Court will take place before the summer recess.
The Supreme Court, on May 10, dismissed a plea, inter alia, contending that the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Delimitation Act, 2002 are not applicable to the Scheduled Area in...
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Prof Liz Campbell: Our history of responding to paramilitary violence has enabled the normalisation of this extraordinary form of criminal trial
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Review may favour reform of non-jury court rather than abolition