Social Inclusion and the Legal System - Couverture souple

Whyte, Gerry; Casey, Conor

 
9781917134125: Social Inclusion and the Legal System

Synopsis

This new revised and updated third edition of Social Inclusion and the Legal System: Public Interest Law in Ireland by Gerry Whyte and Conor Casey explo res the role of the Irish legal system in addressing social exclusion. Focusing initially on the use of public interest litigation, the authors defend the constitutional and political legitimacy of such litigation, arguing that one can infer a commitment t o social inclusion from the text of the Constitution and that where the political system has failed to address the needs of marginalized groups, the most appropriate agency for policing that constitutional norm is the judiciary. New material in this contex t explores the state’s possible legal duty to refrain from action that could impoverish an individual, considers how the constitutional right to protection of the person might be used to promote social inclusion and takes account of recent Supreme Court de cisions on the interpretation of the Constitution and, in particular, on the recognition of derived constitutional rights.

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À propos de l?auteur

About the Authors Gerry Whyte is a Professor in Trinity Law School and a Fellow of Trinity College and barrister-at-law. The author and co-author of books on public interest law, constitutional law and trade union law, he has also edited books on aspects of law and religion and Irish social welfare law and has published extensively in the areas of public interest law, constitutional law, social welfare law and labour law. He is also active in a number of social justice and legal aid organisations and is a former member of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction and of the Steering Group of Irish Council of People with Disabilities. His research interests are public interest law, constitutional law, labour law, social welfare law, law and religion.

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