Lawless V Ireland (1957-1961): The First Case Before the European Court of Human Rights: An International Miscarriage of Justice?

This title was first published in 2001. A study and assessment of the first case decided by the European Court of Human Rights in 1961. The case has become important in the development of human rights jurisprudence in terms of the substantative and procedural issues decided.

Dr Brian Doolan is a barrister and was senior lecturer in Legal Studies in the Business Faculty at the Dublin Institute of Technology.