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Abstract
In Re McLaughlin [2018] UKSC 48, the UK Supreme Court held the blanket exclusion of unmarried cohabitees from a bereavement benefit in Northern Ireland incompatible with the non-discrimination provision in article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, read with article 8 (the right to respect for private and family life).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-221 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
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Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 22 Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Social Security
- Widowed parent's allowance
- Bereavement
- Devolution
- Northern Ireland
- Judicial review
- UK Supreme Court
- Human Rights
- Social rights
- Discrimination
- bereavement benefit
- European Convention on Human Rights
- widowed parent’s allowance
- widowed parent's allowance
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Exploring the child's right to social security
Simpson, M. (Speaker)
28 Mar 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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- 2 Article
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Social rights, child rights, discrimination and devolution: untangling the web
Simpson, M., 6 Mar 2018, (Published online) In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 40, 1, p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Case analysis: in the matter of an application by Siobhan McLauglin for judicial review [2016] NIQB 11
Simpson, M., 12 Jul 2016, In: Journal of Social Security Law. 23, 2, p. 106-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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