Table of Contents

1 Nation, State and Language 2 The Right to a Fair Trial 3 Equality 4 The Unenumerated Rights Doctrine 5 Personal Rights 6 Property Rights 7 Protection of Liberty and the Dwelling Place 8 Freedoms of Expression, Association and Assembly 9 Family and Education 10 Religion 11 The Legislative Power and the Oireachtas 12 The Executive Power and the Government 13 The Judicial Power 14 The European Union 15 Referendums and the Political Process 16 Principles Governing Constitutional Litigation 17 Constitutional Interpretation

About the Author

Dr. Oran Doyle lectures in constitutional law and jurisprudence in Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of Constitutional Equality Law and is co-editor of the forthcoming Essays on Irish Constitutional Law. He has published widely on constitutional law, equality law and jurisprudence in Irish and international journals.