Constitutional change and popular sovereignty : populism, politics and the law in Ireland / edited by Maria Cahill, Colm Ó́ Cinnéide, Seán Ó Conaill and Conor O'Mahony.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cahill, Maria, editor.

Ó Cinnéide, Colm, editor.

Ó Conaill, Seán, editor.

O'Mahony, Conor, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Comparative constitutional change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constituent power--Ireland.

Constituent power.

Populism--Ireland.

Populism.

Constitutional amendments--Ireland.

Constitutional amendments.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages).

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Maria Cahill is Professor of Law at University College Cork, where she teaches constitutional law, legal reasoning and research methodologies. She has been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford and the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on constitutional theory, comparative constitutional law and the principle of subsidiarity. Colm O Cinneide is Professor of Constitutional and Human Rights Law at University College London (UCL). He has published extensively in the field of comparative constitutional, human rights and anti-discrimination law. He has also acted as specialist legal adviser to the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Womenand Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament, and advised a range of international organisations including the United Nations(UN), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the European Commission. Sen O Conaill teaches dl̕ bunreachtuil (constitutional law through the medium of Irish) at the School of Law at University College Cork. He teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional law (with a focus on the Irish language) and sports law. He is a frequent contributor to Irish and English language media. Conor O'Mahony is Professor of Law and Deputy Dean of the School of Law at University College Cork. He teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional law and children's rights. He has published articles on constitutional change particularly on the issues of marriage equality and children's rights, and has been invited to address the Irish Constitutional Convention and Citizens' Assembly.

Contents:

Maria Cahill, "Introduction : the reign of popular sovereignty in Ireland

an antidote to populism?"

Laura Cahillane, "The origins of popular sovereignty in Ireland : theory and reality"

Michael Kearney, "Self-determination & the Irish constitutional framework"

Eoin Daly, "Conceptualising popular sovereignty in the Irish constitutional order"

Raphael Girard, "Populism, 'the people' and popular sovereignty"

Clara Hurley, "The relational state : does the primacy of popular sovereignty prevent a feminist understanding of state sovereignty?"

Conor O'Mahony, "Introduction to Part 2 : expressing popular sovereignty through constitutional referendums"

Gavin Barrett, "Modalities and political practices concerning referendums in Ireland : some observations"

Jennifer Kavanagh, "Is the current mechanism for challenging a referendum result suitable for purpose?"

Hilary Hogan, "Democratic constitutionalism or elite control? Revisiting the 2004 Irish Citizenship Referendum"

David Kenny, "The risks of referendums : 'referendum culture' in Ireland as a solution?"

Oran Doyle and Rachael Walsh, "Constitutional disagreement, deliberation and reform : a counter-narrative on the Irish citizens' assembly"

Alex Layden, "Informal constitutional change and local government in Ireland"

Colin Harvey, "Popular sovereignty, Irish reunification and change on the Island of Ireland"

Colm O Cinneide, "Conclusion : Irish popular sovereignty in domestic and comparative perspective".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version: Constitutional change and popular sovereignty

ISBN:

9781003020608

1003020607

9781000395549

1000395545

9781000395631

1000395634

Publisher Number:

40030723760

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