Writer, journalist and founding member of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement who fought for equal pay, gay rights and access to contraception

Human rights campaigner who founded the charity Redress following his unlawful imprisonment and torture in Saudi Arabia

Irish taoiseach who helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement and laid the foundations for economic growth

Leading defamation barrister who led the courtroom case against the Holocaust denier David Irving in 2000

Appeal court judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 2003 death of the Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa in British army custody

Judge who made a lasting impact on immigration and sexual offence law and went on to become a supreme court justice

Barrister and judge who served as lord chief justice of Northern Ireland

Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor who played a key role in advancing the cause of international justice

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

Skilful and persuasive barrister who won over the jury for Bruce Grobbelaar and other high-profile clients