Messing about in boats: Restitution from the Executive – I
"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". Ratty to Mole, in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in Continue Reading
Themis, open justice, and business litigation
This beautiful photo is by Vancouver family lawyer Kathleen Walker, who tells me that the statute is in the Vancouver Courthouse of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada. The ancient Greek Continue Reading
Open justice and closed tribunals: refugee hearings and the Rule of Law
In a previous post, I considered the common law and constitutional aspects of the principle of open justice. In Wednesday's Irish Times, Carol Coulter reported on a case in which a child asylum Continue Reading
Seeing justice done – open justice and the limits of the common law
A little while ago, I argued that liberty, democracy and the rule of law together constitute the constitutional trinity on which many modern states are founded, and that, not only are there the Continue Reading
Better angels, undesirable devils, and the judicial pay amendment
Earlier this evening, I did an interview on The Last Word with Matt Cooper on Today fm concerning next Thursday's referendum to amend the Constitution to add a mechanism to allow judges' salaries to Continue Reading
Judge dread
Growing up, I loved the comic 2000AD, and one of its leading characters was Judge Dredd (pictured left). We never saw underneath his helmet's visor because - with his catchphrase "I am the law" Continue Reading
Free speech and the rule of law
Last week, on 17 March, as the world celebrated Ireland’s national day in honour of St Patrick, the Taoiseach (the Irish Prime Minister) made the annual presentation of a bowl of shamrock to the Continue Reading
Legal Alchemy
Albie Sachs is a remarkable man. His official bio begins On turning six, during World War II, Albie Sachs received a card from his father expressing the wish that he would grow up to be a soldier Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
