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It guarantees certain fundamental rights, along with a popularly elected non-executive president, a bicameral parliament, a separation of powers and judicial review. It is the second constitution of the Irish state since independence, replacing the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State. [1]
44.36%. Results by Dáil constituency. The government of Ireland held two referendums on 8 March 2024 on proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. The Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 proposed to expand the constitutional definition of family to include durable relationships outside marriage.
Constitutional Convention (Ireland) The Convention on the Constitution (Irish: An Coinbhinsiún ar an mBunreacht) [1] was established in Ireland in 2012 to discuss proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. [2][3] More commonly called simply the Constitutional Convention, it met for the first time 1 December 2012 and sat until 31 March ...
t. e. Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland are only possible by way of referendum. A proposal to amend the Constitution of Ireland must be initiated as a bill in Dáil Éireann, be passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas (parliament), then submitted to a referendum, and finally signed into law by the president of Ireland.
Human rights in Ireland are protected under the Irish Constitution and European provisions. Since 2014 the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has overseen human rights in the republic. Human rights issues in the country that have raised concern include abortion rights, child abuse, and human trafficking .
t. e. The Council of State (Irish: an Chomhairle Stáit[1]) is a body established by the Constitution of Ireland to advise the President of Ireland in the exercise of many of their discretionary, reserve powers. [2] It also has authority to provide for the temporary exercise of the duties of the president if these cannot be exercised by either ...
2011 Irish constitutional referendums. Two constitutional referendum s were held simultaneously in Ireland on 27 October 2011, each on a proposed amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. [1] The proposed amendments are on judicial salaries pay cuts, and to provide additional powers to Oireachtas committees. [2] [3]
The law of the Republic of Ireland consists of constitutional, statutory, and common law. The highest law in the State is the Constitution of Ireland, from which all other law derives its authority. The Republic has a common-law legal system with a written constitution that provides for a parliamentary democracy similar to the British ...