The Irish Constitution was enacted by a popular plebiscite held on 1 July 1937, and came into force on 29 December of the same year. The Constitution is the cornerston… See more

Modern-day statute law is made by the bicameral National Parliament — more commonly known … See more

Notwithstanding the declaration in the 1937 constitution that the Oireachtasis to be "the sole and exclusive" legislature, it has long been held that it is permissible for the Oireachtas … See more

Ireland was the subject of the first extension of England's common law legal system outside England. While in England the creation of the common law was largely the result of th… See more

The European Communities Act 1972, as amended, provides that treaties of the European Unionare part of Irish law, along with directly effective measures adopted under thos… See more