Ireland and international law 2013

Cubie, Dug

Ireland and international law 2013

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Date

2025

Authors

Cubie, Dug

Publisher

Hart Publishing

Abstract

On 1 January 2013, Ireland assumed two new international appointments which provided a new focus on and challenges for the promotion of international law in Irish foreign policy and practice. First of all, following a vote by the UN General Assembly in November 2012, Ireland was elected onto the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a three-year term. Responding to Ireland’s election onto the HRC, the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister), Eamon Gilmore, TD, who was also the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, noted that: "Membership of the Council is a signal honour and privilege for Ireland. It testifi es to the strong reputation we have built up in the area of international human rights advocacy. More widely, it refl ects the esteem in which Ireland is held as a UN member and as a fearless champion of the values which underpin the UN. Serving on the Council over the next three years will allow us to play a much more active role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide and to make a distinctively Irish contribution to that effort."

Keywords

Ireland , International law , 2013 , ~Law - Journal Articles~

Citation

Cubie, D. (2015) 'Ireland and international law 2013', Irish Yearbook of International Law, 8, 2013, pp. 97-120.