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Judges, politics and the Irish Constitution

Edited by Laura Cahillane, James Gallen, Tom Hickey

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This volume brings together academics and judges to consider ideas and arguments flowing from the often complex relationships between law and politics, adjudication and policy-making, and the judicial and political branches of government. Contributors explore numerous themes, including the nature and extent of judicial power, the European Court of Human Rights decision in O'Keeffe v Ireland, the process of appointing judges and judicial representation, judicial power and political processes. Contrasting judicial and academic perspectives are provided on the role of the European Court of Human Rights and the nature of exhausting domestic remedies, including a contribution from the late Mr. Justice Adrian Hardiman. The role of specific judges, social and political disputes and case law are examined and socio-economic rights, the rule of law and electoral processes are all addressed.
Judges, politics and the Irish Constitution

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Judges, politics and the Irish constitution brings together academic scholars and judges to consider ideas and arguments flowing from the often complex relationships between law and politics, adjudication and policy-making, the judicial and political branches of government. The collection addresses questions around a number of themes: the nature and extent of judicial power; the European Court of Human Rights decision in O'Keeffe v Ireland; the process of appointing judges and judicial representation or dialogue between the judicial and executive branch; judicial power and political processes; and legal history, addressing historical questions pertaining to judge's power and adjudication. Individual contributors engage with abstract work on democracy and legitimacy in the context of the wielding and exercise of public (particularly judicial) power, including judicial interpretation and judicial review of legislative action. Contrasting judicial and academic perspectives are provided on the role of the European Court of Human Rights and the nature of exhausting domestic remedies, including a contribution from the late Mr. Justice Adrian Hardiman. The role of specific judges, social and political disputes and case law are examined and socio-economic rights, the rule of law and electoral processes are all addressed. Judges, politics and the Irish constitution is aimed at an academic audience and will be essential reading for Irish legal academics, students and practitioners. However, it will also be of interest to judges and to policy-makers.

Author Biography

Laura Cahillane is Lecturer in the School of Law, University of Limerick James Gallen is Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University Tom Hickey is Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University

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  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Publication Date February 2017
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781526114556 / 1526114550
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 75 GBP
  • Pages296
  • ReadershipCollege/Tertiary Education
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions234 x 156 mm
  • Biblio NotesIntroduction - Laura Cahillane, James Gallen and Tom Hickey Part I: Judicial power in a constitutional democracy: theoretical foundations 1. In defence of judicial innovation and constitutional evolution - Fiona de Londras 2. Reappraising judicial supremacy in the Irish constitutional tradition - Eoin Daly 3. Unenumerated personal rights: the legacy of Ryan v. Attorney General - Gerard Hogan 4. Judges as God's philosophers: re-thinking 'principle' in constitutional adjudication - Tom Hickey Part II: Judging in the case of O'Keeffe v. Hickey: analysis and debate 5. O'Keeffe v. Hickey: overview and analysis - James Gallen 6. The jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and the case of O'Keeffe v. Hickey -Adrian Hardiman 7. Subsidiarity of ECHR and O'Keeffe v. Ireland: a response to Mr Justice Hardiman - Conor O'Mahony Part III: Judges and the political sphere: appointments and dialogue 8. Judicial appointments in Ireland: the potential for reform - Laura Cahillane 9. Merit, diversity, and interpretive communities: the (non-party) politics of judicial appointments and constitutional adjudication - David Kenny 10. Speaking to power: mechanisms for judicial-executive dialogue - John O'Dowd Part IV: Judges and the Constitution in historical perspective 11. The Irish Constitution 'from below': squatting families versus property rights in Dublin, 1967-71 - Thomas Murray 12. 'The union makes us strong:' National Union of Railwaymen v. Sullivan and the demise of vocationalism in Ireland - Donal Coffey 13. Ulster unionism and the Irish Constitution: 1970-1985 - Rory Milhench 14. 'Towards a better Ireland:' Donal Barrington and the Irish Constitution - Tomás Finn Part V: Perspectives on the Constitution and judicial power 15. Administrative action, the rule of law and unconstitutional vagueness - Oran Doyle 16. Article 16 of the Irish Constitution and judicial review of electoral processes - David Prendergast 17. Social and economic rights in the Irish courts and the potential for constitutionalisation - Claire Michelle Smyth Index
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