Twenty-first Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission

Twenty-first Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission
Author: Independent Monitoring Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780102959673

This report focusses on the six-month period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The murders of two British soldiers in Antrim, just after the report period, confirmed the finding that dissident republican movements - particularly Continuity IRA and the Real IRA - remain a major danger to peace, with a continuing high level of serious violent activity detailed in this report. All the groups are also involved in other ciminal activity such as drug dealing, kidnapping, extortion and smuggling and fuel laundering. The loyalist paramilitaries showed less activity, with the mainstream UDA now needing to address urgently the issue of decommissioning of weapons before the protection of the decommissioning legislation is lifted (by February 2010 at the latest).The UVF appears to be continuing to run down though some members are still involved in criminal activity for personal gain.

Twenty-second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission

Twenty-second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission
Author: Independent Monitoring Commission (Northern Ireland)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN: 9780102962703

This report focusses on the six-month period from 1 March 2009 to 31 August 2009. The Continuity IRA and the Real IRA remain active and extremely dangerous, with a continuing high level of serious violent activity which is the highest since the Commission started to report in 2004. The report also highlights evidence that recruitment to these organisations has increased. The groups are also involved in other criminal activity such as drug dealing, kidnapping, extortion and smuggling and fuel laundering. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) has announced (on 11 October 2009, outside the period of this report) that its armed struggle was over. The Provisional IRA has maintained its political course. The mainstream UDA has decommissioned a quantity of weapons, an important step. The Commission believes the UDA South East Antrim group is now quite separate from the mainstream UDA: it is also committed to decommissioning but progress is very slow. The UVF has also decommissioned some weapons and made major progress, though some members are still involved in criminal activity for personal gain.

Twenty-fifth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission

Twenty-fifth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission
Author: Independent Monitoring Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780102969306

This report focuses mainly on paramilitiary activity in the six month period 1 March to 31 August 2010. Dissident republican groups continued to pose a substantial and potentially lethal threat, especially to the security forces. They are also held to be responsible for several outbreaks of disorder, involving hijacking and burning of vehicles. On the Loyalist side, most groups were not engaged in terrorist activity though there is still evidence of heavy involvement in serious criminal activity.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century

The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century
Author: Hussein Kassim
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199599521

Co-authored by an international team of researchers and drawing on interviews with senior officials, The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century tests, challenges and refutes many widely held myths about the Commission and the people who work for it.

Dissident Irish Republicanism

Dissident Irish Republicanism
Author: Max Taylor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 144113221X

This collection of papers examines the current rise in violence by Dissident Irish Republicans and its impact on the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

Twenty-first Report of Session 2012-13

Twenty-first Report of Session 2012-13
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2012-12-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215050977

Independent Commissions and Contentious Issues in Post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland

Independent Commissions and Contentious Issues in Post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland
Author: Dawn Walsh
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319507729

This book asks how independent commissions helped to overcome difficulties during the implementation phase of the Good Friday Agreement. These independent groups worked to resolve issues which threatened to derail the peace process, including the reform of policing, the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons, the monitoring of ceasefires, dealing with the past conflict, and the issue of human rights. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the work of a different group finding that the commissions engaged in a broad range of activities. Drawing on the lessons of Northern Ireland the book demonstrates the importance of balancing local and international involvement, the inclusion of expertise, and giving sufficient powers to such bodies. This volume appeals to academics and researchers in a range of disciplines such as politics, peace and conflict studies, international relations, and human rights law. It is of interest to readers who are interested in the Northern Ireland peace process and those seeking to understand how third parties can assist in the implementation of peace agreements.

Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand
Author: John Horgan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199772851

This book, an exciting, new work written by one of the world's leading terrorism experts, presents a systematic and comprehensive look inside the strategy and psychology of Ireland's new terrorists.