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  Law of the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1937 the state proclaimed a new constitution, the Constitution of Ireland, and renamed the state as Irelandire) now generally known as the Republic of Ireland.
All previous law was also carried forward at this time, with it being left at the discression of the Oireachtas to reform these laws.
The President of Ireland must sign all bills into law as passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas, but does have a number of limited powers to decline signing, generally this means referral to the Supreme Court but does include other methods of referal not yet evoked.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Law_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland   (286 words)

  
 British nationality law and the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From 1922 to 1935 the effective law on nationality in the Irish Free State was based on the common law and the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 which remained in force as a pre-1922 statute that had not been repealed.
Because of Ireland's impending departure from the Commonwealth (on 18 April 1949), special provision was made for the retention by certain citizens of the Irish Free State of the status of British subject, without being citizens of any Commonwealth member state.
The Ireland Act 1949 came into force on 18 April 1949, and effectively recognised the withdrawal of the Republic of Ireland from the Commonwealth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_nationality_and_the_Republic_of_Ireland   (1054 words)

  
 BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Provision may be made by law for the management of the property which belongs to the State by virtue of this Article and for the control of the alienation, whether temporary or permanent, of that property.
Provision may also be made by law for the management of land, mines, minerals and waters acquired by the State after the coming into operation of this Constitution and for the control of the alienation, whether temporary or permanent, of the land, mines, minerals and waters so acquired.
All revenues of the State from whatever source arising shall, subject to such exception as may be provided by law, form one fund, and shall be appropriated for the purposes and in the manner and subject to the charges and liabilities determined and imposed by law.
www.maths.tcd.ie /pub/Constitution/index.html   (7893 words)

  
 Smoking ban is protecting bar workers in Ireland
The smoke-free law in the Republic of Ireland is protecting non-smoking bar workers from exposure to secondhand smoke, conclude two studies published online today by the journals, BMJ and Tobacco Control.
Furthermore, in the Republic, after the ban there was a significant drop in the proportion of bar staff experiencing respiratory symptoms.
The smoke-free workplace law in the Republic of Ireland has provided protection for one of the most heavily exposed occupational groups by reducing their exposure to secondhand smoke both in and out of the workplace, say the authors.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-10/bmj-sbi101405.php   (501 words)

  
 The Republic (from Ireland) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The new Republic of Ireland was proclaimed on April 18, 1949.
In 1973 the republic acknowledged British sovereignty over Northern Ireland as long as the majority of the people in the north agreed—which they did, in a referendum in March that was boycotted by the Roman Catholics.
The rest of the island is occupied by the Republic of Ireland.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-202920?tocId=202920&ct=   (512 words)

  
 Courts of the Republic of Ireland - Biocrawler definition:Courts of the Republic of Ireland - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Courts of the Republic of Ireland - Biocrawler definition:Courts of the Republic of Ireland - Biocrawler
The Republic is a common law jurisdiction and trials for serious offences must usually occur before a jury.
The High Court and the Supreme Court have authority, by means of judicial review, to determine the compatibility of laws and activities of other institutions of the state with the constitution and the law.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Courts_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland   (545 words)

  
 Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study -- Allwright et al. ...
in the Republic, and 88% and 71% in Northern Ireland.
in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (n=138 and 20).
in Northern Ireland it increased by 16% (from 0.67 to 0.83).
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/331/7525/1117?ck=nck   (3333 words)

  
 Speeches from Delegates
Given the serious nature of those crimes, Ireland would find it difficult to accept some sort of opt-in/opt-out approach in relation to these crimes or a regime whereby there are overly onerous requirements of state consent before the Court can exercise its jurisdiction.
Ireland views the mechanism by which the Court's jurisdiction will be triggered as fundamental to its success.
Ireland also believes that the Court's Prosecutor should have the power to initiate investigations and prosecutions on the basis of information from sources other than states or the Security Council.
www.un.org /icc/speeches/617ire.htm   (1403 words)

  
 Articles:Listing 874
A smoking ban in the Republic of Ireland was successful in protecting non-smoking bar workers from secondhand smoke.
Eighty-three percent of Irish smokers in a nationwide survey said the law was a "good" or "very good" thing, and support for the smoke-free law among smokers -- including support for prohibiting smoking in restaurants and pubs -- has grown dramatically since the law was implemented, the study found.
To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the Republic.
www.tobacco.org /articles/country/874   (1875 words)

  
 master irish law bib   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Smurfit Irish Law Center is a research collection in Irish law intended to serve the needs of both the scholar and the practitioner.
Robb, John H. The Law and Practice of Bankruptcy and Arrangements in Ireland: With Statutes, and the Rules and Forms in the King's Bench Division and the Local Bankruptcy Courts.
The Law of Distress and Replevin in Ireland.
lawlib.slu.edu /library/IrishLaw/irishlaw.htm   (7880 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: United Kingdom / Northern Ireland:Human Rights Developments
The bill proposed that the force's name be changed to "Police Service of Northern Ireland (incorporating Royal Ulster Constabulary)" on all title documents, causing nationalist and republican political parties to accuse the British government of bad faith.The bill went back to the House of Commons in the late fall for a final reading.
The Human Rights Commission Bill became law in the Republic of Ireland in June 2000.
The Irish commission's creation, coupled with the March 1999 inauguration of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, paved the way for the future establishment of a joint committee of representatives from the two commissions, tasked by the Multi-Party Agreement with the consideration of human rights concerns in all of Ireland.
www.hrw.org /hrw/wr2k1/europe/uk.html   (1088 words)

  
 Carrow's Irish Law Links
Formally established in 1815 the Law Library provides, in addition to modern library and information services, the full range of support services essential to the barrister, from desk or office space and all ancillary facilities to insurance and continuing legal education.
The Northern Ireland Assembly elected an Executive Committee that is in effect the equivalent of the British Cabinet.
The Northern Ireland Office answers to the Secretary of State who, in turn, is responsible for constitutional and security issues as they relate to Northern Ireland, in particular law and order, political affairs, policing and criminal justice.
www.carrow.com /linkirish.html   (1299 words)

  
 E-mail letter dated September 28th 2002 to Mr James Hamilton (Republic of Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions)
Patrick Burke (Appropriate District Court Clerk) ; Chief Justice of The Republic of Ireland (Mr.
I have now decided to leave Ireland sometime within the coming seven days, and consequently I will not (unless I am forced to) be attending the District Court in Loughrea on October 9th 2002.
The big problem for me regarding the threat of imprisonment is that, as a result of parental alcoholism, I have suffered from depression since around 1950 (when I was a five year old child); and, that at one point in fairly recent years, the depression turned suicidal.
homepage.eircom.net /~williamfinnerty/28Sept2002_.htm   (1280 words)

  
 HLS Office of Public Interest Advising: Biographies of 2001 Chayes Fellows
Laura’s undergraduate thesis explored immigration and asylum law in the Republic of Ireland.
She is a third year law student and was affiliated with the International Law Journal, Human Rights Journal and the Living Wage Campaign at the Law School during the 2000/2001 academic year.
Hara is a second year law student with a particular interest in the art and culture of revolutionary movements.
www.law.harvard.edu /students/opia/details.php?id=chayes-2001   (1054 words)

  
 Brehon Law Project
Irish law is the oldest, most original, and most extensive of mediaeval European legal systems.
This is a work of 2343 pages (about 1,483,000 words) containing an edition of all the Irish law texts written on vellum manuscripts (seventh to twelfth centuries) with their accompanying glosses and commentaries in Old, Middle and Early Modern Irish.
This is a fundamental resource for the study of Irish history and culture of the early mediaeval period when Ireland made a unique contribution to European civilization, scholarship and law.
ua_tuathal.tripod.com /testdefault.html   (566 words)

  
 Bunreacht (Primary Law) Issues, Republic of Ireland.
Fw: Further evidence for believing Constitution of the Republic of Ireland is knowingly being violated...
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: Fw: Further evidence for believing Constitution of the Republic of Ireland is knowingly being violated...
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:13 PM Subject: Further evidence for believing Constitution of the Republic of Ireland is knowingly being violated...
www.finnachta.com /bunreacht.htm   (2089 words)

  
 netWMD - IRA Terrorist Gets Less Than He Deserved
On May 21, 1998, 95% of voters in the Republic of Ireland and 71.2% of voters in Northern Ireland approved the landmark "Good Friday Agreement" (text), which began a search for a final peace settlement mainly between Protestant Unionists loyal to the U.K. and Catholics loyal to Ireland.
FOUR months after the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 set Northern Ireland on the path to a peaceful settlement of its conflict, a bunch of dissidents, who had broken away from the IRA in anger at its participation in the peace process, committed the worst atrocity in the province’s 30-year "Troubles".
The sentence was less than the possible maximum of life imprisonment set under a law in the Republic of Ireland that followed a 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA in Omagh...
www.netwmd.com /articles/article138.html   (451 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: A possible peace in Ireland? -- April 1998
The focus and roots of the Northern Ireland Conflict since 1967 are not entirely religious.
If they were, the communities would send their institutional theologians as negotiators to work out the question of transubstantiation (changing the substance of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ while the visible signs remain the same).
For example, unionists are not opposed to treating nationalists as equals under the law, providing nationalists accept the law of the land.
www.pbs.org /newshour/forum/april98/irish2.html   (428 words)

  
 Northern ireland lawyers , Northern ireland Solicitors , Northern ireland law firms,Welcome you to Lestrange and Brett ...
Northern ireland lawyers, Northern ireland Solicitors, Northern ireland law firms,Welcome you to Lestrange and Brett Northern Ireland Solicitors and a Belfast law firm - L'Estrange + Brett Solicitors, Arnott House, 12/16 Bridge Street, Belfast, BT1 1LS
Flash Animation Explaining Details of Lestrange and Brett.Northern ireland lawyers, Northern ireland Solicitors, Northern ireland law firms,Welcoming you to Lestrange and Brett Northern Ireland Solicitors and a Belfast law firm.
L'Estrange and Brett is a full-service Belfast law firm whose activities are tailored to the needs of the business community in particular.
www.lestrangeandbrett.com   (269 words)

  
 Help sought from Fair & Murtagh (Law Firm in Republic of Ireland)
Thank you for the letter dated October 10th 2002 which you sent to my Republic of Ireland address.
Much of the contents of the web site (www.finnachta.com) involved information on the high levels of corruption in the Republic of Ireland: information which (for the most part) the normal media appeared to be ignoring in the run-up to the election.
A printed and signed copy of the above e-mail was sent to Mr Gearoid Geraghty (Lawyer) on January 6th 2003 to his law firm's address in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Republic of Ireland.
www.finnachta.com /FairMurtagh.htm   (1311 words)

  
 Home Page - Law Library of Ireland - Bar Council of Ireland
Most practising barristers in the Republic of Ireland are members of the Law Library which is located in the Four Courts, Dublin.
The Law Library is administered by The Bar Council which is the governing body for barristers in practice at the Bar.
The Irish Bar aims to provide its clients with a high level of expertise in all areas of law combined with skilled advocacy by persons of integrity and independence.
www.lawlibrary.ie   (174 words)

  
 Morgan McManus Solicitors - Practising Cross Border law in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Morgan McManus Solicitors - Practising Cross Border law in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
The Irish UK Property Bulletin will be of interest to people who wish to invest in properties in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England/Wales.
We hope to give you an insight into the information you will need to ensure that you have adequate legal protection when investing in property, whether that property is in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or in England/Wales.
www.morganmcmanus.com /html/join_property.asp   (158 words)

  
 "Right to good administration": Item 1 (Article 41) of THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Cc: Prime Minister Bertie Ahern ; Republic of Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions (Mr.
Brendan McDonald (Chief Clerk, Loughrea District Court) ; Chief Justice of The Republic of Ireland (Mr.
Hamilton (The Director of Public Prosecutions here in the Republic of Ireland) is not willing to take those concerned to task in one or other of the higher courts here, then I believe ALL PARTS of my case should be heard by the European Court of Justice.
www.finnachta.com /11Sept2002_.htm   (2303 words)

  
 Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study -- Allwright et al. ...
at baseline and follow-up surveys in the Republic of Ireland (n=138) and Northern Ireland (n=20).
of the change was due to the new law.
Reductions in tobacco smoke pollution and increases in support for smoke-free public places following the implementation of comprehensive smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland: findings from the ITC Ireland/UK survey.
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/331/7525/1117?ehom   (3333 words)

  
 Office of the Attorney General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Government and is therefore the chief law officer of the State.
The Statute Law Revision Unit (located at Merrion Street, Dublin 2) which is responsible for Statute Law Reform and
Since the enactment of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 the responsibility for the prosecution of indictable criminal offences is mostly in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions who is by law independent of the Attorney General and the State.
www.irlgov.ie /ag   (305 words)

  
 Review Introduction to law in the Republic of Ireland: Its history, principles, administration & substance - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Review Introduction to law in the Republic of Ireland: Its history, principles, administration and substance - Computer Toaster
Book / Introduction to law in the Republic of Ireland: Its history, principles, administration and substance
Introduction to law in the Republic of Ireland: Its history, principles, administration and substance
computertoaster.com /reviews/asinsearch_0905473558   (76 words)

  
 From Prohibition to Approval: The Limitations of the 'No Clean Break' Divorce Regime in the Republic of Ireland -- ...
From Prohibition to Approval: The Limitations of the 'No Clean Break' Divorce Regime in the Republic of Ireland -- Martin 16 (2): 223 -- International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
The recent introduction of divorce in the Republic of Ireland
A more realistic approach to divorce law is needed.
lawfam.oupjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/16/2/223   (414 words)

  
 Morgan McManus Solicitors practising cross border law in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Morgan McManus Solicitors practising cross border law in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
With Offices in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and also practising in England, we are the most progressive Law Firm in the Border Midlands Western region of Ireland providing legal services to private and commercial clients.
Because we work in both jurisdictions, we also provide advice on specific areas of cross border law.
www.morganmcmanus.com   (297 words)

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