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GAZETTF
OCTOBER 1992
At the launch of the Publication "Human Rights and Constitutional Law were L-R:
The Honourable Mr. Justice T.A. Finlay, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Brian Walsh and
James O'Reilly (Editor).
authors include a number of Judge
Walsh's colleagues and former
colleagues among the Irish judiciary
but in tribute to Judge Walsh's long
service on the European Court of
Human Rights there are
contributions by the President of
that Court, two of its other Judges
and its Registrar as well as a
member of the Supreme Court of
Cassation of Italy.
Volumes such as this are, of their
nature, intended to be dipped into
rather than read consecutively and
here the work provides a wide range
of choice to the reader. It is divided
into four main sections:-
Historical Background,
Human Rights,
Constitutional Law and
European Community Law,
the contributions in the latter headed
by Mr. Justice O'Higgins and with
articles from the two editors of his
Festschrift, Deirdre Curtin and David
O'Keeffe. The contribution of Judge
Walsh's European colleagues to the
Human Rights sections are a tribute
in themselves to Judge Walsh's
service to the Court in Strasbourg.
No judge has had a longer or more
profound effect on Irish
constitutional law than Mr. Justice
Walsh and while for that reason the
contributions of Gerard Hogan and
Justices McCarthy, O'Flaherty,
Costello and Keane to this work
should prove to be essential sources
for students and practitioners of
Irish constitutional law, all the essays
are interesting and perhaps most
significantly for the non-expert,
eminently readable.
John Buckley
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response to the appeal launched by
the President of the Law Society,
Adrian Bourke, and Vice-
President, Raymond Monahan, on
29 September last seeking
donations from members of the
profession to the Solicitors
Somalia Relief Fund. Within two
days over £33,000 was received.
Monies collected will be donated
to an Irish relief agency working in
Somalia. Full details of the
amount collected will be published
in due course.
If you have not already responded
to the appeal, please do so now.
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Bar Conference
Focuses on
Constitution
" The Irish Constitution - a Living
L aw" is the theme of the second
Annual Conference of the Bar which
takes place on 31 October next in the
Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. The
opening address will be made by Sir
Ninian Stephen
, who will compare
and contrast the Irish and Australian
constitutions.
Paul Gallagher
SC, will examine the
theme "Constitution and
Community Law", while
Anne
Dunne
SC, will address the topic
" The Constitutional Family", and
Professor
James Casey
will speak on
the topic of "Constitutional
Interpretation."
The conference will conclude with a
debate on the motion "that Ireland
needs a new Constitution". Chairing
the debate will be Ms. Justice
Susan
Denham,
while Michael McDowell
SC and Felix McEnroy BL, will
speak in favour of the motion and
Nial Fennelly, SC, and Shane
Murphy BL, will speak against. The
day's proceedings will be chaired by
Peter Shanley SC, Chairman of the
Bar Council.
The conference will be confined to
members of the Bar of Ireland,
members of the Law Society,
students of the Kings Inns and
invited guests. Tickets priced £40.00
are available on request to the Bar
Council.
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