Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish legal system / : Raymond Byrne, J. Paul McCutcheon ; with Claire Bruton Gerard Coffey ; with foreword to the first edition by Mr. Justice Niall McCarthy.
2014
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Byrne and McCutcheon on the Irish legal system / : Raymond Byrne, J. Paul McCutcheon ; with Claire Bruton Gerard Coffey ; with foreword to the first edition by Mr. Justice Niall McCarthy.
Uniform Title
Irish legal system
Published
Haywards Heath, West Sussex ; Dublin : Bloomsbury Professional, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KDK170 .B97 2014
Edition
Sixth edition.
ISBN
9781780435008 (pbk.)
1780435002 (pbk.)
1780435002 (pbk.)
Description
xcix, 965 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)889522589
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 883-910) and index.
Other Editions
Revision of: Byrne, Raymond. Irish legal system. 5th ed. Haywards Heath [England] : Bloomsbury Professional, c2009 1845922786 (OCoLC)72151159
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Table of Contents
Foreword to the First Edition
v
Preface
ix
Contents
xiii
Table of Cases
xix
Table of Legislation
xlv
Table of Statutory Instruments
lxxxi
Table of Constitutional Articles
lxxxvii
Table of European Legislation
xciii
Table of International Treaties and Conventions
xcvii
ch. 1
Introduction to the Irish Legal System
[1].
Introduction
1
[2].
Law and Laws
3
[3].
The Irish Legal System as a Common Law System
4
[4].
Sources of Law
5
[5].
Divisions of the Law
10
[6].
Legal Personality
13
[7].
A Jurisprudential Overview
15
[8].
Law and Morality
20
[9].
The Rule of Law
25
ch. 2
Development of the Irish Legal System
[1].
Introduction
29
[2].
Pre-Norman Ireland and the Brehon Law
29
[3].
The Arrival of English Law in Ireland
30
[4].
The Institutions of State in the United Kingdom (1800--1922)
39
[5].
The Emergence of a New State
49
[6].
The 1922 Constitution
50
[7].
The 1937 Constitution
57
[8].
A Revised Court System
64
ch. 3
The Legal Profession
[1].
Introduction
69
[2].
Solicitors
87
[3].
Barristers
97
[4].
The Law Officers
109
[5].
Legal Education Generally
115
[6].
Other Professionals
121
ch. 4
The Court System, the Judiciary and Administration of the Courts Service
[1].
Introduction
123
[2].
The Administration of Justice in Courts
126
[3].
The Need to Establish a Post-1937 Court System
142
[4].
The Court System in Ireland: Judicial Composition and Structure
144
[5].
Appointment and Qualifications
160
[6].
Judicial Independence and Judicial Ethics
179
[7].
Vacating of Judicial Office and Retirement
209
[8].
Court Officers and Administration
213
[9].
Management of the Court System
217
ch. 5
The First Instance Jurisdiction of the Courts
[1].
Introduction
225
[2].
The Original Jurisdiction of the Courts in Civil Cases
238
[3].
The Original Jurisdiction of the Courts in Criminal Cases
260
[4].
Proposals for Fundamental Reform of the Court Structure
270
ch. 6
Civil and Criminal Court Procedure
[1].
Introduction
277
[2].
Civil and Criminal Procedure Compared and Contrasted
277
[3].
Civil Procedure
284
[4].
Reform of the Civil Justice System: the UK Woolf Reforms and Judicial Case Management
305
[5].
Criminal Procedure
311
[6].
Court Procedure and Rules of Evidence
327
[7].
Judge and Jury
333
ch. 7
The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Courts
[1].
Introduction
341
[2].
Appellate Jurisdiction in Civil Cases
346
[3].
Appellate Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases
357
[4].
Appellate Jurisdiction of Courts from Adjudicative Bodies
369
[5].
Analysis that led to Reforms of the Appellate Process
369
[6].
Appellate Jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice
373
ch. 8
Other Dispute Resolution Processes: Mediation, Arbitration, Administrative Adjudicative Bodies and Ombudsmen
[1].
Introduction
377
[2].
Mediation, Conciliation, the Courts and an 'Integrated' Civil Justice System
378
[3].
Arbitration
384
[4].
Administrative Law and the Emergence of Modern Government
387
[5].
Administrative Law and Adjudicative Bodies Generally
393
[6].
Coroners' Courts
402
[7].
Tribunals of Inquiry and Commissions of Investigation
404
[8].
Ombudsmen
407
ch. 9
Access to Law
[1].
Introduction
413
[2].
The Constitutional Setting: Access to the Courts
413
[3].
Provision of State-Funded Legal Aid
418
[4].
State-Assisted Criminal Legal Aid
420
[5].
State-Assisted Civil Legal Aid
427
[6].
Court Fees
438
[7].
Legal costs
440
[8].
Protective Costs Orders
441
ch. 10
Remedies and Enforcement in Civil and Criminal Matters
[1].
Introduction
443
[2].
Remedies in Civil Matters
443
[3].
Procedure for Enforcement of Court Orders
448
[4].
Enforcement in Criminal Matters
451
[5].
Contempt of Court
458
[6].
Judicial Review
460
ch. 11
Law Reform
[1].
Introduction
463
[2].
Law Reform and A Legislative Code
463
[3].
Law Reform Commission
466
[4].
Other Law Reform Bodies
472
[5].
Judicial Decisions
474
ch. 12
Precedent
[1].
Introduction
475
[2].
Stare Decisis in the Irish Courts
485
[3].
The Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum
519
[4].
Precedent in Action: an Example
542
ch. 13
Legislation
[1].
Introduction
563
[2].
Legislative Process
570
[3].
Legislative Product
586
[4].
Delegated Legislation
604
ch. 14
Interpretation of Legislation
[1].
Introduction
629
[2].
The Principal Approaches
640
[3].
Aids to Interpretation
664
[4].
External Sources
694
ch. 15
The Constitution and its Interpretation
[1].
Introduction
711
[2].
The 1937 Constitution
712
[3].
Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Judicial Review
723
[4].
Principles of Constitutional Interpretation
752
[5].
Report of Constitution Review Group, Reports of Oireachtas Committee on Constitution and Reports of Constitutional Convention
776
[6].
The Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights
779
ch. 16
European Union Law
[1].
Introduction
785
[2].
European Integration after 1945
788
[3].
The Three European Communities
789
[4].
From European Community to European Union
796
[5].
The Nature of European Union Law
812
[6].
Institutions of the European Union
828
[7].
The Form of European Union Laws
840
[8].
Implementation of European Union Law in Ireland
846
ch. 17
International Law
[1].
Introduction
853
[2].
Sources of International Law
854
[3].
Ireland in International Law
856
[4].
The Council of Europe
858
[5].
The United Nations Organisation
862
[6].
The World Trade Organisation
869
[7].
International Law in Ireland
873
[8].
Private International Law
880
Bibliography
883
Index
911