Judges, politics and the Irish constitution / edited by Laura Cahillane, James Gallen and Tom Hickey.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Laura Cahillane, James Gallen and Tom Hickey -- In defence of judicial innovation and constitutional evolution / Fiona de Londras -- Reappraising judicial supremacy in the Irish constitutional tradition / Eoin Daly -- Unenumerated personal rights : the legacy of Ryan v. Attorney General / Gerard Hogan -- Judges and the idea of "principle" in constitutional adjudication / Tom Hickey -- O'Keeffe v. Ireland : overview and analysis / James Gallen -- The jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and the case of O'Keeffe v. Hickey / Adrian Hardiman -- Subsidiarity of ECHR and O'Keeffe v. Ireland : a response to Mr. Justice Hardiman / Conor O'Mahony -- Judicial appointments in Ireland : the potential for reform / Laura Cahillane -- Merit, diversity and interpretative communities : the (non-party) politics of judicial appointments and constitutional adjudication / David Kenny -- Speaking to power : mechanisms for judicial-executive dialogue / John O'Dowd -- The Irish Constitution "from below" : squatting families versus property rights in Dublin, 1967-71 / Thomas Murray -- "The union makes us strong" : National Union of Railwaymen v. Sullivan and the demise of vocationalism in Ireland / Donal Coffey -- Ulster unionism and the Irish Constitution, 1970-85 / Rory Milhench -- "Towards a better Ireland" : Donal Barrington and the Irish Constitution / Tomás Finn -- Administrative action, the rule of law and unconstitutional vagueness / Oran Doyle -- Article 16 of the Irish Constitution and judicial review of electoral processes / David Prendergast -- Social and economic rights in the Irish Courts and the potential for constitutionalisation / Claire-Michelle Smyth.

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A collection of essays on politics and judicial power in Ireland, featuring contributions from scholars, judges and legal practitioners.

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