Conference: “Judges, Politics and the Irish Constitution” at DCU Socio-Legal Research Centre - 4 September

Title: DCU School of Law and Government's Inaugural Conference: Judges, Politics and the Irish Constitution

Venue: Nursing Building, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

Date: September 4th, from 9am

This conference brings together members of the judiciary, lawyers, academics and post graduate students who will be delivering papers on themes such as socio economic rights, democracy and judicial power, historical perspectives and theory and interpretation.

Themes and Panels

Theme I – ADJUDICATION AND JUDICIAL POWER
• Panel A – Theory and Interpretation in Irish Public Law
• Panel G – Democracy and Judicial Power, Part I 
• Panel J – Democracy and Judicial Power, Part II
• Panel L – Judges: Power, Ideology and Institutional Design

Theme II – CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY 
• Panel E – Constitutional Institutions in Historical Perspective, Part I
• Panel K – Constitutional Institutions in Historical Perspective, Part II
• Panel I – Constitutional Figures and Ideas in Historical Perspective

Theme III – THE CONSTITUTION AND DISADVANTAGE
• Panel H – Debates on Socio-Economic Rights
• Panel F – The Constitution and Equality

Theme IV - POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION
• Panel B – Policing the Political Process
• Panel D – The Oireachtas and the Constitution
• Panel C – Appointing Judges

Please email claire-michelle.smyth@dcu.ie to register a place or with any queries.

For general enquiries, contact dculawgovconf@gmail.com

Click here for a provisional programme and information pack.

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