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Personal Rights and the Constitution
• Numerated and Unenumerated Constitutional rights • Hierarchy of Constitutional Rights • Interpretation of Constitutional Rights by the
Courts • Qualification of Constitutional Rights • Inalienable Constitutional Rights • Remedies for Breach of Constitutional Rights
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Tribunals
• Types of tribunal • Formation of a Tribunal • Constitutional Status
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Life and Human Dignity
• Right to Life • Abortion • Genocide • Death Penalty • Right to Die • Torture and Degrading Treatment
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Equality
• Connotations of Equality • Scope of the equality guarantee • Exceptions
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Personal Liberty
• Right to Personal Liberty • Permissible detentions • Restrictions on Movement • Habeas Corpus and the Article 40.4 Inquiry • Bail
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Freedom of Expression
• Right to Freedom of Expression • Restrictions on Expression • Compelled Expressions • Regulating the Media
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Freedom of Association and Assembly
• Right to Freedom of Association • Restrictions on Association • Forced Association • Right to freedom of Assembly • Restrictions on
Assembly • Use of Force • Public Fora
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The Family and Education
• Definition of “Family” • Marriage, Discrimination and Autonomy • Right to Procreation • Family Property Rights • Deportation of family members • Custody and Control of Children • Non-Marital Children • Divorce • The Unborn • Rights to Primary and Secondary Educ
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Religious and Property Rights
• Property Rights • Freedom of Religion
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Other Unenumerated rights
• Rights to Privacy and Marital Privacy • Right of Access to the Courts • Right to Travel • Right to Fair Procedures in Decision making • Other Unenumerated Rights
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External Sources of Fundamental Rights
The European Convention of Human Rights, The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the EU's accession to the Council of Europe, other human rights treaties to which Ireland is a party.
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Dr Oran Doyle,Tom Hickey (Law teacher). Constitutional Law, [ISBN: 1911611275].
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James Casey. (2000), Constitutional Law and Ireland, Round Hall, Sweet & Maxwell, [ISBN: 1899738630].
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Michael Ford, David Leonard. (2016), Constitutional Law of Ireland, 3. Bloomsbury Professional.
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Gerard Hogan, Gerry White et al.. Kelly: The Irish Constitution, 5. Tottel publishing.
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Ireland. Bunreacht Na HÉireann, [ISBN: 0707662427].
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