The Irish Supreme Court: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780198793731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 416 str.

Brice Dickson

Opis

This book tells the story of the Supreme Court of Ireland from its establishment in 1924 to the present day. It explores its constitutional role, its contribution to Irish public and private law more generally, its view on the status and legal system of Northern Ireland, and its interaction with EU and ECHR law.

Recenzje

An impressive work of research and analysis, it is also eminently readable. ... it is certain to be welcomed by judges, counsel, solicitors, lecturers and of course, students of law at every level. Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chamber

O autorze

Brice Dickson is a legal academic who specializes in the study of judges, in particular their activism in the field of human rights. As well as teaching and researching at universities in England and Northern Ireland he has been a visiting professor in the USA and Australia. For six years he served as the first Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in the wake of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement of 1998.