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The Irish Free State constitution of 1922 was, in the eyes of many, associated with the controversial Anglo-Irish Treaty. The anti-treaty faction, who opposed the treaty initially by force of arms, was so opposed to the institutions of the new Irish Free State that it initially took an abstentionist line toward them, boycotting them altogether ...
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 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. The Irish Supreme Court and High ...
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]
In September The Irish Times commented that "no body of opinion has yet emerged to oppose the amendment". [24] In the Irish Independent, Dearbhail McDonald criticised both proposed amendments as "evidence of a new strain of executive mission creep: a barely disguised power grab by politicians to undermine the separation of powers."
"The Irish Civil War and the Drafting of the Irish Free State Constitution: Collins, De Valera, and the Pact: A New Interpretation; Draft Constitution; Capitulation to the British". Éire–Ireland. 5 (4): 28– 70. Cahillane, Laura (2011). The Genesis, Drafting and Legacy of the Irish Free State Constitution (PhD). University College Cork.
Allow for the adoption of any child. Achieved by the Thirty-first Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland passed by referendum in 2012 [58] Thirtieth (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) 2011: Government: Fine Gael–Labour: Referendum (defeated on 27 October 2011) Oireachtas: overturn the 2002 John Carthy verdict limiting the power of ...
The state operates under the Constitution of Ireland (Irish: Bunreacht na hÉireann) which was adopted in 1937 by means of a plebiscite. The constitution falls within the liberal democratic tradition. It defines the organs of government and guarantees certain fundamental rights. The Constitution can only be amended by means of a