NCJ Number
37816
Editor(s)
C LYSAGHT
Date Published
1975
Length
112 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK ON THE IRISH LEGAL SYSTEM DESCRIBES ITS HISTORICAL EVOLUTION TO ITS PRESENT FORM AND EXAMINES THE PRESENT JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS, THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, AND THE FINANCES OF THE LAW.
Abstract
THE TEXT CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE JURISDICTIONS OF THE VARIOUS IRISH COURTS, INCLUDING, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE JUDICIAL ORGANS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NEWLY CREATED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ARE OUTLINED, AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LEGAL AID IN IRELAND ARE NOTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)