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The Constitution of Ireland (Irish: Bunreacht na hÉireann, pronounced [ˈbˠʊnˠɾˠəxt̪ˠ n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ]) is the fundamental law of Ireland.It asserts the national sovereignty of the Irish people.
Constitution of Ireland, Separation of Powers Bederev v Ireland , [2016] IESC 34; [2016] 3 IR 1, [2016] 2 ILRM 340 [ 1 ] is an Irish Supreme Court case which overturned the Court of Appeal's decision that declared s 2 (2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 unconstitutional on the grounds that it infringed on the exclusive authority of the ...
The separation of powers principle functionally differentiates several types of state power (usually law-making, adjudication, and execution) and requires these operations of government to be conceptually and institutionally distinguishable and articulated, thereby maintaining the integrity of each. [1]
Political map of present-day Ireland. The Partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland (the area today known as the Republic of Ireland, or simply Ireland).
The Irish Constitution was enacted by a popular plebiscite held on 1 July 1937, and came into force on 29 December of the same year. [3] The Constitution is the cornerstone of the Irish legal system and is held to be the source of power exercised by the legislative, judicial and executive branches of government.
Anglo-Irish Treaty: 1922 [n 1] Irish Free State [n 2] Enacted the Constitution of the Irish Free State, which had been drafted by a committee appointed by the Provisional Government, and which was then re-enacted at Westminster via the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922: 8th Dáil: Elected: Irish Free State [n 3] 1937 [n 4] State of Ireland ...
Summary Wunder v Hospitals Trust: Supreme Court, unreported, Walsh, Haugh and O’Keeffe JJ., 24 January 1967 Frivolous or vexations proceedings. Bula Ltd v Tara Mines Ltd (No 6) [2000] 4 IR 412: The court considered the test for objective bias in Ireland. Adam v The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2001] IESC 38]; [2001] 2 ILRM 452
At midnight on 1 December 1999, the direct rule of the UK parliament ended in Northern Ireland when power was formally devolved to the new Northern Ireland Assembly. On 2 December 1999, power was devolved to the North/South Ministerial Council and the British–Irish Council when commencement orders for the British–Irish Agreement came into ...