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Freedom of Religion and Democratic Transition (2011)
Book Chapter
Sweeney, J. A. (2011). Freedom of Religion and Democratic Transition. In A. Buyse, & M. Hamilton (Eds.), Transitional jurisprudence and the European Convention on Human Rights: justice, politics and rights (103-130). Cambridge University Press

The Exclusion of (Failed) Asylum Seekers from Housing and Home: Towards an Oppositional Discourse (2010)
Journal Article
Fox O’Mahony, L., & Sweeney, J. (2010). The Exclusion of (Failed) Asylum Seekers from Housing and Home: Towards an Oppositional Discourse. Journal of Law and Society, 37(2), 285-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00505.x

'Housing'– the practical provision of a roof over one's head – is experienced by users as 'home'– broadly described as housing plus the experiential elements of dwelling. Conversely, being without housing, commonly described as 'homelessness', is exp... Read More about The Exclusion of (Failed) Asylum Seekers from Housing and Home: Towards an Oppositional Discourse.

Credibility, Proof and Refugee Law (2009)
Journal Article
Sweeney, J. A. (2009). Credibility, Proof and Refugee Law. International Journal of Refugee Law, 21(4), 700-726. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eep027

Assessing credibility is a legitimate and significant step in determining refugee status, but the term ‘credibility’ is employed with a range of descriptive intentions and legal consequences. It may be used loosely to express the strength of the case... Read More about Credibility, Proof and Refugee Law.

'A 'Margin of Appreciation' in the internal market: lessons from the European Court of Human Rights' (2007)
Journal Article
Sweeney, J. A. (2007). 'A 'Margin of Appreciation' in the internal market: lessons from the European Court of Human Rights'. Legal issues of European integration, 34(1), 27-52

This article charts the interplay between universality and particularism in the approach of the European Court of Justice to national restrictions upon the four freedoms. Comparisons are made with the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Righ... Read More about 'A 'Margin of Appreciation' in the internal market: lessons from the European Court of Human Rights'.

'Domestic Judicial Deference and the ECHR in the UK and Netherlands' (2003)
Journal Article
Schooten, H. V., & Sweeney, J. A. (2003). 'Domestic Judicial Deference and the ECHR in the UK and Netherlands'. Tilburg foreign law review, 11(1), 439-461

This comparative article explores the interrelationship of domestic and international human rights law in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with reference to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The two jurisdictions offer a valuable... Read More about 'Domestic Judicial Deference and the ECHR in the UK and Netherlands'.