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Articles of the Constitution of Ireland Heading Arts Notes The Nation: 1–3 The State: 4–11: The President: 12–14: The National Parliament: 15–27: The Government: 28: Local Government: 28A: Inserted in 1999: International Relations: 29: The Attorney General: 30: The Council of State: 31–32: The Comptroller and Auditor General: 33: The ...
"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.
Amend Articles 2 and 3 to weaken the irredentist claim to Northern Ireland. The Nineteenth Amendment in 1999 amended the articles in a similar manner as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. [18] Eleventh [f] 1991: PMB: Fine Gael: Second stage (lapsed) Elections: enable Irish emigrants to elect three members of the Seanad. [19] [20] [21 ...
[11] [12] The Irish Supreme Court has taken the view that the Free State constitution was enacted by the Irish Act, not by the subsequent UK Act. This reflects the view of popular sovereignty rather than parliamentary sovereignty, with the constitution's legitimacy ultimately springing from the 1922 Irish election. [13] [14]
Before the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland, Ireland had two previous Constitutions: the Dáil Constitution of the short-lived 1919–1922 Irish Republic, and the constitution of the 1922–1937 Irish Free State. The Dáil Constitution was enacted by Dáil Éireann (which was at that time a single chamber assembly). The Constitution of ...
A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, but consists of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.
Amendments to the Constitution of the Irish Free State (16 P) F. Failed amendments of the Constitution of Ireland (14 P) ... 12 (UTC). Text is ...
[12] On 29 December 1937, on the coming into force of the new Constitution of Ireland, the Irish Free State ceased to exist and was replaced by a new state called Ireland. Article 16.5 of the 1937 Constitution states, "Dáil Éireann shall not continue for a longer period than seven years from the date of its first meeting: a shorter period may ...