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You can
order paper copies of our publications here
You can also read most of them
online or download
them. Many of our publications are in PDF format and
can
be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader, although we have provided a text version wherever
possible. Download
Acrobat Reader free.
Annual
Report
A useful guide to all of the activities of
Law
Centre (NI),
with an overview of the performance and statistics of
our
work for the previous year. It includes
a listing of members and subscribers.
Casework Bulletin
A summary of
cases undertaken by
Law Centre (NI).
Encyclopedia of Social Welfare Rights
Northern Ireland law on benefits, tax credits, community care
and employment.
With benefit rates and examples of
calculations. Also a section on
immigration and marriage/civil partnership/cohabitation.
A CD version of Encyclopedia of
Rights and copies of Law Centre publications are available
to our members. For more information on the different types of membership,
click
here.
Frontline
A quarterly magazine, with news,
features and in depth analysis on current issues in NI social welfare law and
policy. Case studies and updates in key areas for those involved in
advising on and administering social welfare law in Northern Ireland.
Cost £2.95. Free to members of Law Centre (NI).
Policy bulletin
An overview of current policy
work.
Benefits and tax credits
We currently publish Students and Benefits,
a guide to benefits and tax credits issues for people
wishing to go into further and higher education.
Benefits and tax credits information can
also be found in the tax credits
section of our website and in our Encyclopedia
of Rights.
Community care
We have briefings on
community care issues for health and social care workers and advisers, all in
PDF format.
You will also find regularly
updated
notes on community care in our
Encyclopedia of Rights.
Employment
Rights of Employees
and
Statutory Sick Pay
are part of our Encyclopedia
of Rights. They summarise
the rights of workers and employees.
Human rights
Rights in Progress,
a guide for advisers on case
law stemming from the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human
Rights. The updated and expanded third edition, published in August 2007, can be ordered for
£18.95 [£9.50 for students and members of Law Centre (NI)].
Order
Rights in Progress here
Immigration and asylum
Immigration and marriage/civil partnership/cohabitation gives immigration information for non European husbands, wives, civil
partners and unmarried partners of UK and European citizens. It is part of our
Encyclopedia of
Social Welfare Rights.
We publish multilingual leaflets signposting immigration advice services and we
distribute Refugee Action Group publications.
Also see Migrant Workers section for information on immigration rights of
migrant workers.
Mental Health
Our policy unit produces
briefings on mental health and capacity legal developments.
In 2004, the Law Centre
published
Unmet Need: A study of mental health legal advice and
information services in Northern Ireland,
which helped inform legal and policy developments in this important area.
Migrant
workers rights
Your Rights in Northern Ireland: a guide for migrant workers
is published in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights
Commission and ANIMATE.
The
Law Centre publishes My Rights, a guide for Bulgarian & Romanian students and self employed people.
Also see our
community care publications for briefings on health and social services duties to
migrants.
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