Hogan: 'Legal shoneenism' has replaced 'golden era' of Constitutional law
'Constitution must be radical or redundant,' says judge
The “golden era” of Constitutional law has given way to “a sort of legal shoneenism”, in part due to the judiciary's “often disappointing record” on fundamental rights, according toCourt of Appeal judge Gerard Hogan.
Speaking las weekend at a conference in the University of Limerick to mark 80 years of theIrish Constitution, Judge Hogan said lawyers and litigants appear to prefer to rely on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) - “as ...
