Drafting the Irish Free State Constitution

Drafting the Irish Free State Constitution
Title Drafting the Irish Free State Constitution PDF eBook
Author Laura Cahillane
Publisher Manchester University Press
Pages 421
Release 2016-07-01
Genre Law
ISBN 1526100193

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This book provides an account of the drafting of the Irish Free Constitution of 1922, analysing the document in its historical context and exploring the reasons for its lack of success

Drafting the Irish Constitution, 1935–1937

Drafting the Irish Constitution, 1935–1937
Title Drafting the Irish Constitution, 1935–1937 PDF eBook
Author Donal K. Coffey
Publisher Springer
Pages 319
Release 2018-05-04
Genre Law
ISBN 331976246X

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The second of two volumes, this book situates the drafting of the Irish Constitution within broader transnational constitutional currents. Donal K. Coffey pioneers a new method of draft sequencing in order to track early influences in the drafting process and demonstrate the importance of European influences such as the German, Polish, and Portuguese Constitutions to the Irish drafts. He also analyses the role that religion played in the drafting process, and considers the new institutions of state, such as the presidency and the senate, tracing the genesis of these institutions to other continental constitutions. Together with volume I, Constitutionalism in Ireland, 1932–1938, this book argues that the 1937 Constitution is only explicable within the context of the European and international trends which inspired it.

John Hearne

John Hearne
Title John Hearne PDF eBook
Author Eugene Broderick
Publisher Merrion Press
Pages 311
Release 2017-05-15
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1911024558

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John Hearne: Architect of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland is the first-ever biography of the ‘architect in chief and draftsman’ of the constitution. In the six-year period that it took to draft the constitution, John Hearne was involved at every stage alongside Éamon de Valera; his attitudes and concerns – especially with the protection of human rights in a period which saw the rise of dictatorships throughout Europe – governed the make-up of the fundamental law. This law still stands today and reverberates through every call for referendum or repeal. John Hearne is the biography of a man, later Irish Ambassador to Canada and the United States, who masterminded Irish policy, nationally and internationally, for decades; his essential role in the making of the constitution will result in a greater understanding and re-evaluation of one of its most defining and controversial documents.

The Irish Constitution

The Irish Constitution
Title The Irish Constitution PDF eBook
Author Darrell Figgis
Publisher BoD – Books on Demand
Pages 74
Release 2020-07-18
Genre Fiction
ISBN 3752324147

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Reproduction of the original: The Irish Constitution by Darrell Figgis

Constitutionalism in Ireland, 1932–1938

Constitutionalism in Ireland, 1932–1938
Title Constitutionalism in Ireland, 1932–1938 PDF eBook
Author Donal K. Coffey
Publisher Springer
Pages 244
Release 2018-05-17
Genre Law
ISBN 3319762370

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The first of two volumes, this book examines constitutionalism in Ireland in the 1930s. Donal K. Coffey places the document and its drafters in the context of a turbulent decade for the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and Europe. He considers a series of key issues leading up to its drafting, including the failure of the 1922 Constitution, the rise of nationalism in the 1920s and 1930s, and the abdication of Edward VIII. He sketches the drafting process, examines the roles of individual drafters and their intellectual influences, and considers the Constitution’s public reception, both domestically and internationally. This book illuminates a critical moment in Irish history and the confluence of national, Commonwealth, and international influences that gave rise to it, for scholars of Irish history as well as of legal, constitutional, and Commonwealth history more broadly.

Repealing the 8th

Repealing the 8th
Title Repealing the 8th PDF eBook
Author de Londras, Fiona
Publisher Policy Press
Pages 152
Release 2018-02
Genre Social Science
ISBN 144734751X

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Available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Irish law currently permits abortion only where the life of the pregnant woman is at risk. Since 1983, the 8th Amendment to the Constitution has recognised the “unborn” as having a right to life equal to that of the “mother”. Consequently, most people in Ireland who wish to bring their pregnancies to an end either import the abortion pill illegally, travel abroad to access abortion, or continue with the pregnancy against their will. Now, however, there are signs of change. A constitutional referendum will be held in 2018, after which it will be possible to reimagine, redesign, and reform the law on abortion. Written by experts in the field, this book draws on experience from other countries, as well as experiences of maternal medical care in Ireland, to call for a feminist, woman-centered, and rights-based radical new approach to abortion law in Ireland. Directly challenging grounds-based abortion law, this accessible guide brings together feminist analysis, comparative research, human rights law, and political awareness to propose a new constitutional and legislative settlement on reproductive autonomy in Ireland. It offers practical proposals for policymakers and advocates, including model legislation, making it an essential campaigning tool leading up to the referendum.

The Centenary of the Irish Free State Constitution

The Centenary of the Irish Free State Constitution
Title The Centenary of the Irish Free State Constitution PDF eBook
Author Laura Cahillane
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 299
Release
Genre
ISBN 3031461819

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