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[t]he sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State.”

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15.2.1°

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15.2.1°

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[t]he sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State.”

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[t]he sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State.”

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15.4.2°

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15.4.2°

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“[e]very law enacted by the Oireachtas which is in any respect repugnant to this Constitution or any provision thereof, shall, but to the extent only of such repugnancy, be invalid.”

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[n]o provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State, before, on or after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, that are necessitated by the obligations of membership of the European Union

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29.4.6°

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29.4.6°

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[n]o provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State, before, on or after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, that are necessitated by the obligations of membership of the European Union

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Definition of rule of law

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Article 2 of
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
December 2020

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Article 2 of
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
December 2020

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Definition of rule of law

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Separation of powers

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Separation of powers

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“[a]ll judges shall be independent
in the exercise of their judicial functions and subject only to the Constitution and the law.” (the legality of State action is to be determined by an independent judiciary)

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35.2

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35.2

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“[a]ll judges shall be independent
in the exercise of their judicial functions and subject only to the Constitution and the law.” (the legality of State action is to be determined by an independent judiciary)

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15-27

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Legislative powers

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Legislative powers

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15-27

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15
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Executive powers

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28-29

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28- 29

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Executive powers

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Judicial powers

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34-38

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34-38

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Judicial powers

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Fundamental rights

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40 -44

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40-44

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Fundamental rights

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38

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Right of a fair trial

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Right of a fair trial

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38

23
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institutions of the State and the principles that govern them

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1-37, 45

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1-37,45

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institutions of the State and the principles that govern them

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process by which the Constitution can
be amended

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46-47

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46-47

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process by which the Constitution can
be amended

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Repealing of the 1922 constitution

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48-50

28
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48-50

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Repealing of the 1922 constitution

29
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The executive power is the Government of the day

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28.2

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28.2

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The executive power is the Government of the day

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The Government is headed by An Taoiseach

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28.5

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28.5

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The Government is headed by An Taoiseach

33
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The government’s cabinet is made up of the Ministers of State

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28.1

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28.1

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The government’s cabinet is made up of the Ministers of State

35
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The Government is
responsible to the Dáil – Article n1– and it meets and acts as a collective – Art n2

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28.4.1° and 2°

36
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28.4.1° and 2°

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The Government is
responsible to the Dáil – Article n1– and it meets and acts as a collective – Art n2

37
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15.1.2°

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the Oireachtas shall comprise the President and two houses: an upper house (the Seanad), and a lower house or house of directly elected representatives (Dáil Éirean

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the Oireachtas shall comprise the President and two houses: an upper house (the Seanad), and a lower house or house of directly elected representatives (Dáil Éirean

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15.1.2°

39
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the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of any Act (hierarchy of courts)

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34

40
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34

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the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Supreme Court have jurisdiction to review the constitutionality of any Act (hierarchy of courts)