Bunreacht Na hEireann: Constitution of Ireland

by Ireland

English

Genres: Nonfiction, Irish Literature, Politics, Ireland, Reference

241 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1937

Reviews

[Isabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is cáipéis tábhachtach agus suimiúil é i gcomhthéacs an tír seo. Mholfainn go fonnmhor é do gach saoránach na hÉireann chun eolais a fháil ar ár gcóras dlí agus ar luachanna na tíre.

Cosúil le gach bunreacht, tá fadhbanna le feiceáil (go háirithe faoi gnéasachas - ach tuigim go bhfuil iarrachtaí á ndnéanamh le blianta beaga anuas chun an friotal seo a athrú). Ach ar an iomlán, ceapaim go bhfuil spiorad na luachanna anseo ionadaíoch do tír daonlathach agus neamhspleách.

Tá Airteagal 25.5.6 thar a bheith suimiúil, dar liom:
"I gcás téacs Gaeilge agus téacs Sacs-Bhéarla de dhlí a chur isteach ina n-iris faoin faoin alt seo agus gan an dá théacs sin a bheith de réir a chéile, is an téacs Gaeilge a bheidh an forlámhas."
Léiríonn sé an tábhachtacht atá bainte le foghlaim na Gaeilge!

[☆Dani☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It definitely has some issues, mostly around women, religion and the Irish language, but when you add it all up, it's a good constitution to have.

[Tadhg Mcintyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Article 42.1.1°...

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting especially the structure of government tripartite judicial executive and so on, realised the immense power of president to dissolve parliaments and has to sign off on everything huge checks and balances on him, despite this, he is now seen as no more than a figure head. The rights are particularly interesting especially to home school and educate child, religious liberty, to be to be detained unlawfully habeas corpus and to not have anyone enter your dwelling . These interest me the most, also the appeals to God for authority and it being the enshrining of God giving laws and rights , rather than making something new. It's not so extensive but important. The article 26 struck me as giving up sovereignty, also articles near the end like 50 were interesting historically

[Niall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, so it's not perfect and has one or two clauses that maybe women might want to skip, but on the whole it's not a bad constitution.

[Cian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed it for the most part. Amendment 8 annoyed me. But we got over it in the end

[Sam Enright · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid constitution.

[Differengenera · Rating 3 out of 5]

eagrán datheangach. feidhmíonn doiciméidí cosúil le seo mar an comhartha i réamhrá Simpsons: 'x lá ón ár géarchéim dlisteanacht deireanach' agus is féidir linn léargas a fháil ar an gcuma a d'fhéadfadh ar staid eisceachta nó an 'zón cúláilte' i gcomthéacs Éireannach isteach ann. rud is suimiúla domsa ná an cur síos ar an 'bille airgead', a mhíníonn na himpleachtaí airgeadais d'aon phíosa reachtaíochta ar leith. tá an meicníocht bheag seo úsáidte ag an rialtas FFGG chun an Bille na gCríoch faoi Fhorghabháil a bhac go dtí seo. feicfimid cé chomh éifeachtach atá sé go luath

[Henry Wilhelm · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating read. I particularly like the way Ireland handles their bicameral Legislature. They have a house of Representatives, but their upper house is full of university professors who are experts in various different fields. It's a clever way to ensure laws are grounded in reality, not just political expedience. That said, I'm not a fan of the suspension of civil rights checks for laws passed during time of war.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite clear and manageable for a legal document.

[Nuggett · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting fanfic from Eamonn de Valera

[Ewan Drummond · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 weeks into a law degree and never want to have to read this book again, 10/10 would recommend

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too many plot holes

[Finn Corcoran · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of those sequels that’s way better than the original. Not a high bar though because the original was pretty bad. It’s better without all the weird stuff about the British crown but there’s still some very dodgy stuff in there (Article 42 is kinda whack). I’ve only ever read 2 constitutions (Ireland 1922 and Ireland 1937) so I don’t have much of a frame of reference but come on now I feel like we could do better.