Landers v Attorney General

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1975
Date01 January 1975
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.)
Landers
and
The Attorney General

Child - Singing talent - Statute restricting exploitation of talent - Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act, 1904 (4 Edw. 7, c. 15), s. 2 - Constitution of Ireland, 1937, Articles 40-42.

Section 2 of the Act of 1904 makes it a criminal offence for anyone who, having custody of a boy under 14 years old, allows such boy to be on premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of singing for profit between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.; or who, having custody of...

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    ...1 I.R. 263; [2001] 1 I.L.R.M. 241. Information (Termination of Pregnancies) Bill, 1995 [1995] 1 I.R. 1. Landers v. Attorney General (1973) 109 I.L.T.R. 1. MacMathúna v. Attorney General [1995] 1 I.R. 484; [1995] 1 I.L.R.M. 69. O'Neill v. Minister for Agriculture [1998] 1 I.R. 539; [1997] 2 ......
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    • High Court
    • 3 May 2019
    ...where the legislation does not put a child in an inferior position. In particular, the judgments in Landers v. Attorney General (1975) 109 I.L.T.R. 1 and X.Y. v. Health Service Executive (No. 2) [2013] IEHC 490; [2013] 1 I.R. 592; [2014] 1 I.L.R.M. 170 were cited as cases where the diff......
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  • Elijah Burke v The Minister for Education and Skills
    • Ireland
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    • 24 January 2022
    ...to assembly, to be held equal as human persons before the law, to prepare for and follow a chosen career ( Landers v Attorney General [1975] 109 ILTR 1), to legal and medical assistance upon arrest ( In the Matter of Article 26 of the Constitution and in the Matter of The Emergency Powers B......
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