Rights, but responsibilities too.
No ‘right’ to a child
Arrested for fishing
No one argues that the good of autonomy should allow running red lights.
Right to privacy?
HSE staff, for example
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected the complaints of several Irish political and media figureheads, after they objected to the presidential oath’s reference to “Almighty God.” As it stands, as bearla the oath reads: “In the presence of Almighty God, I, [name], do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that I will maintain […]
Can animals be victims of hate speech? Yes, according to a recent article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. Two academics from Sheffield University, in England, invoke heavy-hitting hate-speech theorists to argue that arguments which apply to humans must also apply to animals. “There is no in-principle reason to support the censure of racist hate […]
The principal songwriter for Pink Floyd has told a press event that there was “no f***king way” that he would allow social media giant Facebook to use his iconic song “Another Brick in the Wall”. Famed musician Roger Waters, who is also well-known for his outspoken political views, revealed that Facebook had written to him to ask […]