The Constitution of Ireland : A Contextual Analysis.
- 1st ed.
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Cover -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Glossary of Irish Language Terms -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation, Agreements and Treaties -- 1. Beginnings, Influences and Evolution -- I. Introduction -- II. Irish Constitutional History: 1782 to 1922 -- III. The Irish Free State: 1922-1937 -- IV. Drafting a New Constitution -- V. Overview of the 1937 Constitution -- VI. Constitutional Ideology and Constitutional Balance of Power -- VII. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 2. Constitutional Foundations -- I. Introduction -- II. People and Nation -- III. Who are the People? -- IV. Territory -- V. The Character of the State -- VI. International Relations -- VII. The European Union -- VIII. Continuing Relations with the UK and Northern Ireland -- IX. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 3. Government and Oireachtas -- I. Introduction -- II. Party Politics -- III. The Government -- IV. Coalition Governments -- V. The Dáil Electoral System -- VI. Preserving a Fair Electoral Process -- VII. Seanad Éireann -- VIII. The Internal Organisation of the Houses of the Oireachtas -- IX. The Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions -- X. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 4. The President -- I. Introduction -- II. The Election and Removal of the President -- III. The Roles of the President -- IV. The Evolution of the President's Role -- V. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 5. Legislative Power and Interpretation -- I. Introduction -- II. Preparation of Legislation for the Oireachtas -- III. Passage through the Oireachtas -- IV. Legislative Debate -- V. Constitutional Limits on the Form of Legislation -- VI. The Attorney General as a Veto-holder in the Legislative Process -- VII. The Oireachtas Elected in 2016 -- VIII. The Interpretation of Legislation by the Courts -- IX. Conclusion -- Further Reading. 6. Governance and Public Administration -- I. Introduction -- II. Executive Power -- III. Public Administration -- IV. The Operation of Government -- V. Dynamics Within the Government -- VI. Financial Governance -- VII. Local Government -- VIII. Semi-State Companies and Privatisation -- IX. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 7. Political Constraints on the Government -- I. Introduction -- II. Tribunals of Inquiry and Commissions of Investigation -- III. Oireachtas Committees -- IV. Accountability in the Dáil -- V. Financial Accountability -- VI. Accountability Institutions -- VII. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 8. Courts and the Legal Constraint of the Government -- I. Introduction -- II. Court Structure -- III. Judicial Control of Legislative, Executive and Administrative Power -- IV. Judicial Independence and the Appointments Process -- V. Security of Judicial Tenure -- VI. Security of Judicial Remuneration -- VII. The Profile of the Judiciary -- VIII. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 9. Fundamental Rights and Judicial Power -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitutional Text: Competing Intellectual Traditions -- III. Waning of Natural Law Influences -- IV. The Move to Non-intervention -- V. Standards of Review and Judicial Deference -- VI. Administrative Action -- VII. Crime -- VIII. Emergencies and Exceptions -- IX. Influence of the European Convention on Human Rights -- X. Horizontality -- XI. Processes of Rights Litigation -- XII. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 10. Constitutional Change -- I. Introduction -- II. Informal Constitutional Change -- III. The Forms and Limits of Constitutional Amendment -- IV. Pattern of Constitutional Amendment -- V. Constitutional Change: Dilution of Nationalistic and Catholic Characteristics -- VI. The Constitutionalisation of Social Change: An Abdication of Political Responsibility?. VII. Constitutional Change and the Balance of Power -- VIII. Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 11. Conclusion -- Index -- Copyright Page.