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Topic: Supreme Court of Ireland


  
  Supreme court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The court's decisions are final and binding on the federal courts and the courts from all provinces and territories, including the Province of Quebec which has its own distinct legal system in matters of property and civil law based on the Civil Code of Quebec.
In the state of New York, "Supreme Court" is actually the lowest State Court or trial court for cases in each county; each of its districts is subordinate to its Appellate Division, and the four Departments of the Appellate Division, in turn are under the power of the New York Court of Appeals.
Hoge Raad der Nederlanden is the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
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 Supreme Court of the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Supreme Court is the "Court of Final Appeal" and exercises judicial review, to ensure that other institutions of the state comply with the Irish constitution.
Some lawyers have questioned whether all decisions taken by the old Supreme Court up to 1961 are legally sound as a result, given that the old court in their view, as constituted under the old constitution, did not have all the legal jurisdiction possessed by the new court.
However, the Supreme Court cannot declare to be invalid a law that has previously been referred to it by the President, under her reserve powers, and on that occasion been found to be constitutional.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Supreme_Court   (1072 words)

  
 Supreme court -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Above all of these courts are the (The upper house of the British parliament) House of Lords and the (An advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)) Privy Council.
The Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof), stands at the top of Austria's system of "ordinary courts" (ordentliche Gerichte) as the final instance in issues of (Click link for more info and facts about private law) private law and (The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment) criminal law.
There is also a common supreme court of justice, the so-called (Click link for more info and facts about Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe) Gemeinsamer Senat der Obersten Gerichtshöfe (Common Senate of the Supreme Courts of Justice), which acts only in the case that one supreme court of justice disagrees with another court's decision.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/supreme_court.htm   (2305 words)

  
 Supreme Court justice won't seek a second term
Ireland told The Associated Press that after 21 years of being a judge, she wants to try something new in the private sector, although she doesn't know what that will be.
Ireland usually accessorizes her fl court robes with colorful scarves, a fashion statement that hints at the personal touch she brings to her role as a member of the state's most powerful court.
Ireland also made headlines in 2000, when she spoke publicly on television about how she gave her baby up for adoption as an unmarried college student in 1965.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/160343_justice12.html   (484 words)

  
 Supreme Court of Ireland affirms decision to refuse application to register   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The applicant claimed that the opponent's date of first use of the "Diesel" trade mark in Ireland (claimed as the 10th of May, 1982), was considerably later than the first user by the applicant or its predecessor.
On Montex Holdings' appeal to the High Court, the learned High Court judge, in a purported exercise of discretion under Section 25 of the 1963 Act, refused registration on the ground that there was a lack of bona fides in the plaintiff's proposed user of the mark.
There was ample evidence before the hearing officer and again before the High Court to justify a finding of likelihood of confusion and, therefore, unless the appellant is correct in the submission that there has to be the element of blameworthiness, the appeal must clearly be dismissed.
www.wptn.com /tmrk_011_vol4is6.htm   (1238 words)

  
 Supreme Court of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice and seven ordinary judges.
In cases where the Supreme Court is examining whether or not proposed legislation is unconstitutional, the case is heard before seven judges.
www.oasis.gov.ie /justice/courts/supreme_court.html   (279 words)

  
 Department for Constitutional Affairs - Consultation Paper - A New Supreme Court for the United Kingdom
The first alternative is, as in the case of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, to have membership of the Court as an appointment made by the Queen on the advice of her ministers.
As the Court will be the Supreme Court for the whole United Kingdom, it is important that its membership is also selected by those who are representative of all three of the legal jurisdictions within the country.
Because the Court will be the Supreme Court for the whole of the United Kingdom, it is important that it should include persons of knowledge and experience in the law in the different jurisdictions.
www.dca.gov.uk /consult/supremecourt   (11189 words)

  
 Edwards v. Aguillard
The court further concluded that "the teaching of 'creation-science' and 'creationism,' as contemplated by the statute, involves teaching 'tailored to the principles' of a particular religious sect or group of sects." Id., at 427 (citing Epperson v.
While the Court is normally deferential to a State's articulation of a secular purpose, it is required that the statement of such purpose be sincere and not a sham.
Alternatively, the Court suggests that it might mean "maximiz[ing] the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of science instruction," ante, at 588 -- though that is an exceedingly strange interpretation of the words, and one that is refuted on the very face of the statute.
www.talkorigins.org /faqs/edwards-v-aguillard.html   (17801 words)

  
 Supreme Court - Civil Jurisdiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Supreme Court may also give a ruling on a question of law submitted to it by the Circuit Court.
The Supreme Court has the power to decide whether a Bill that has been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and presented to the President of Ireland for his/her signature before being enacted into law is repugnant to the Constitution.
A barrister represents the Office of the Attorney General, arguing the Bill is constitutional and should remain as it is. The Court appoints another barrister to set out the reasons why the Bill is unconstitutional and should not be enacted.
www.oasis.gov.ie /justice/courts/supreme_court_civil_juris.html   (293 words)

  
 The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In these Rules, "the principal rules" means the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980[3] and an Order referred to by a number or an Appendix referred to by a letter means the Order so numbered or the Appendix so lettered in the principal rules.
Upon the Court being notified by the applicant for registration that an order which has been registered has been varied or discharged, particulars of the variation or discharge, as the case may be, shall be entered in the register.
This Warrant was issued by a Judge of the High Court on the day of 20, on the application of the Director of the Assets Recovery Agency ("the Agency") under section 352 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("the Act").
www.northernireland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk /sr/sr2003/20030054.htm   (5418 words)

  
 eircom net Ireland-International / Irish news headlines from leading Irish newspapers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
THE Government is facing a financial and political nightmare after the Supreme Court ruled it must pay compensation, which could reach €2bn, to those illegally charged for their long-term care.
The court was also scathing about the Government's attempt to remove the legal right of the elderly to sue for compensation.
However, the court did rule that it would be legally sound to introduce a scheme of charges in the future, although new legislation will have to be drafted for this.
home.eircom.net /content/unison/national/5024455?view=Eircomnet   (563 words)

  
 Dad wins in the Supreme Court of Canada, (Child identity rights )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
We believe that this court decision is supportive of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with reqards to a child's relationship rights.
A British Columbia man whose name was left off birth certificates for his triplet sons suffered sex discrimination, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled yesterday in its first decision in favour of male equality rights.
Struggling to raise his kids alone in Ireland in 1953 when his wife abandoned the family, Doyle is devastated when the power of the Church and the Irish courts take his children away and put them in orphanages.
www.canadiancrc.com /Trociuk_vs_BC.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Blasphemy free for all
However the Supreme Court decided that while the crime of blasphemy does exist under Irish law, no statutory definition of the offense exists either in legislation or in the Constitution.
Hence the court argued: "In this state of the law, and in the absence of any legislative definition of the constitutional offence of blasphemy, it is impossible to say of what the offense of blasphemy consists."
And while courts have gradually narrowed the scope of what might be considered blasphemous, they have simultaneously widened the range of religious beliefs that might be protected from such attacks.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=20739   (903 words)

  
 Ireland: Supreme Court has stolen his Children (P4P Wales)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Supreme Court making the claim that the state has stolen his children from his protective Custody.
He will be arguing that the state has no jurisdiction to obstruct him from protecting his children and that when the state illegally removes Custody from husbands, it only pretends to give it to mothers and in reality retains it for itself, thus gaining control over our families.
The National Men¹s Council of Ireland supports the position of marriage as being the cornerstone of Irish society and fully endorse this exposé of the Custody Hoax highlighted by this case.
www.parents4protest.co.uk /_private/supreme_court_ireland.htm   (340 words)

  
 88075 -- McPherson Landfill, Inc. v. Board of Shawnee County Comm'rs -- Davis -- Kansas Supreme Court
The court concluded that the zoning decision needed to be made "unaffected by personal considerations," an element the court found was lacking in the case of the councilman: "But in the subject matter of the legislation he had a well developed and intense private concern.
Still courts may simply try to avoid the issue altogether by concluding that the ex parte communications were eventually made part of the record decision, so that there was no denial of the due process right to a fair and impartial hearing." 32 Proof of Facts 531, § 16.
The court found the parties opposed to the annexation had an opportunity to respond to the matters involved in the communications between the City and the Board and also noted that the Johnson County Board had received ex parte communications from those opposed to the annexation.
www.kscourts.org /kscases/supct/2002/20020712/88075.htm   (10596 words)

  
 Statutory Rule 2000 No. 393
The jurisdiction of the court under section 28, 62 or 63 of the Act may be exercised by a judge in chambers.
This Warrant was issued by a Judge of the High Court on the day of 2000, on the application of the Director General of Fair Trading ("the Director") under section 62(1) of the Competition Act 1998 ("the Act").
This Warrant was issued by a Judge of the High Court on the day of 2000, on the application of the Director General of Fair Trading ("the Director") under section 63(1) of the Competition Act 1998 ("the Act").
www.hmso.gov.uk /sr/sr2000/20000393.htm   (3491 words)

  
 The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 1997
The authoritative version is the Government Printer for Northern Ireland copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 1997, ISBN 0337926700.
Where the application is for interim relief in support of arbitral proceedings which are taking (or will take) place outside Northern Ireland, the Court may give leave for service out of the jurisdiction notwithstanding that no other relief is sought.
is permissible with the leave of the court provided that the arbitration to which the summons, motion or order relates is governed by the law of Northern Ireland or has been, is being, or is held within the jurisdiction.
www.hmso.gov.uk /sr/sr1997/Nisr_19970070_en_1.htm   (5269 words)

  
 The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 1997
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Government Printer for Northern Ireland.
It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.
It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland does not extend to the Government Printer for Northern Ireland imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Rule which are issued or made available to the public.
www.opsi.gov.uk /sr/sr1997/Nisr_19970543_en_1.htm   (867 words)

  
 Members of the Supreme Court of the United States
Unpacking the court: the case for the expansion of the United States Supreme Court in the twenty-first century.
Church, state, and the Rehnquist Court: the Court is doing what the Framers never did; build an impregnable wall between church and state.
Peering Into the High Court's Future.(Supreme Court of the United States) (World and I) The Supreme Court: "the judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish".
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0101281.html   (277 words)

  
 Supreme Court Justice wins weightlifting championship
Ireland modestly downplayed her achievement as she showed off her first-place weightlifting trophy in her office at Olympia's
Most people at Ireland's gym have no idea she's a Supreme Court justice whose rulings have a huge influence on their lives.
When Ireland first ran for Supreme Court in 1994, she came in third out of three candidates.
www.geocities.com /rebeccadcook/stories/judge.html   (603 words)

  
 The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2002, ISBN 0 33794154 8.
(2) In these Rules, the principal rules means the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980[2] and an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the principal rules.
(2) Notice to the Crown under paragraph (1) shall be given by the Court having regard to the list of authorised Northern Ireland Departments or authorised Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom published in pursuance of section 17 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947[4].
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk /sr/sr2002/20020015.htm   (1548 words)

  
 Statutory Rule 2000 No. 243   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2000, ISBN 0-3379382-7-X. The print version may be purchased by clicking here.
the Court determines that a Convention right, as defined in section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998, of the applicant or appellant have been infringed by the making of the order to which the application or appeal relates, the Court shall so specify in its judgment.".
(2) Notice to the Crown under paragraph (1) shall be given by the Court having had regard to the list of authorised Northern Ireland Departments or authorised Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom published in pursuance of section 17 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947[5].
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk /sr/sr2000/20000243.htm   (1985 words)

  
 The Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002
On a notice of a sitting of the court or an application to the court except by the Official Receiver when applying otherwise than as receiver of the property of a bankrupt, deceased insolvent or arranging debtor.
(2) In any case in which it appears to the court that the amount certified has been wrongly assessed, the court may direct that the fee is to be adjusted upon the passing of the controller's accounts or at such other time as appears to the court to be convenient.
(4) Except when the court otherwise directs, no fee shall be payable under fee number 45 upon the sale or purchase of personal chattels or any investment for the time being authorised by law for the investment of trust property or in securities quoted in any stock exchange in the United Kingdom.
www.opsi.gov.uk /sr/sr2002/20020341.htm   (3223 words)

  
 U2 NEWS SERVICE - RTE : U2 goes to the Supreme Court in Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal tomorrow against Monday’s High Court decision preventing the two U2 concerts at Lansdowne Road going ahead at the end of next month.
Application was made in the Supreme Court Tuesday by the Irish Rugby Football Union.
On Monday, the High Court made an orderrestraining the holding of the concerts It ruled they would be a material change of use, requiring planning permission.
www.u2world.com /news/article.php3?id_article=600   (151 words)

  
 The Columbian: STATE SUPREME COURT: IRELAND, MADSEN WIN HIGH COURT RACES@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SEATTLE When the Washington Supreme Court opens its 1999 term, women will occupy three of the nine seats.
Voters on Tuesday elected veteran King County Superior Court Judge Faith Ireland to the only open seat on the high court, and Justice Barbara Madsen easily won a second term.
With 96 percent of 7,315 precincts reporting, Ireland was leading James Patrick "Jim" Foley of Olympia 651,000 to 454,000, or 59 percent to 41 percent.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:17965758&refid=ink_tptd_np   (183 words)

  
 Mensactivism.org | Ireland's Supreme Court Rules Part of DV Act Unconstitutional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mark Rosenthal writes, "Ireland's Supreme Court just declared the Interim Barring Order provision of Ireland's Domestic Violence Act to be unconstitutional.
AMEN is an organization in Ireland set up by Mary Cleary in 1997 to provide support for male victims of domestic abuse and their children.
I remember reading an article a while back that stated that Ireland is about the only country that is now looking at Domestic Violence as a two way street.
www.mensactivism.org /articles/02/10/12/238208.shtml   (898 words)

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