Users can browse and search for legislation via the electronic irish statute book database which contains. The irish legal information initiative irlii, originally managed by professor john mee of university college cork law school, complements uccs contribution to the bailii project by providing recent irish material. Types of legislation on the uks statute law database sld. This act makes amendments across the irish statute book in relation to fines.
It also contains a legislation directory which includes chronological tables of. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament, statutory instruments, legislation directory, constitution and a limited number of pre1922 acts. Parliamentary proceedings irish law oxford libguides. The irish statute book database comprises the acts of the oireachtas, statutory instruments and legislation directory. These are available in print from the government supplies agency, which is part of the office of public works see contact details on the irish legal publishers page in electronic form there are various sources. Publishing all uk legislation is a core part of the remit of her majestys stationery office hmso, part of the national archives, and the office of the queens printer for scotland. It contains copies of acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments. Irish legal information initiative part of the free.
When we use the term statute book in the context of sld, we mean, broadly speaking, primary legislation of a public general nature. In general, this database does not refer to amendments effected prior to 1922. Immigration registration information advice on immigration registration. In addition there are links to legal resources in the common law world and internationally, included are links to many supreme courts. Jstors irish studies database covers a variety of academic disciplines with 54 journal titles, some dating to the 18th century.
Potentially a good supplement to the bibliography of periodical literature relating to irish law. Track amendments to legislation, access the constitution and a selection of pre1922 legislation while links to external legislation resources are also provided. Approximately forty acts of the oireachtas are passed each year. Irish statute book database londonderry and lough swilly letterkenny to burtonport extension railway order, 1898, amendment order, 1931 1931. Statutory instruments and statutory rules, orders, and regulations. The legisative directory of irish acts 19222014,which shows acts and subsequent amendments within this period, is also a very useful tool. Some databases will be directly focused on your subject, while others, such as academic search complete cover a wider range of subjects so are useful for multidisciplinary topics and topics that dont fit a specific subject. Electronic irish statute book how is electronic irish statute book abbreviated. This legislation has been officially published in the irish statute book and comprises. He established the irish law discussion list and the irish law web site now at. Irish citizenship application information guidance on irish citizenship and how to apply. Full text archive of supreme court from 2001 and court of criminal appeal from 2004 judgments are posted on the site.
The constituency was created in 1979 for the first direct elections to the european parliament. Databases az galwaymayo institute of technology libraries. Finding irish legislation law subject guide subject. Irish euros site looseleafs home ireland irish law constitutional and administrative law the irish statute book. From 1979 to 1994, it comprised county dublin and the city of dublin. The website is a public resource primarily aimed at journalists and translators. Finding answers to query, where can we find the law on that. Dr darius whelan is a lecturer in law at the institute of technology, tallaght, dublin, ireland.
From 1922 to 1937 irish gaelic and english had equal status as official languages, but since 1937 irish has been the first official language and english the second, though in practice most official publications are in english or bilingual. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament. Legislation law libguides at national university of. Ireland joined the european union in 1973 and is therefore governed by eu law where applicable. Irish legislation can be accessed via the electronic irish statute book web site eisb which is produced and maintained by the office of the attorney general.
This website is managed by the national archives on behalf of hm government. Commonly cited in irish courts, justis irish case law jicl is a series covering the high court, court of appeal and the supreme court cases including those which have ultimately been reported as well as unreported cases from 1998 onwards. These include the electronic irish statute book eisb, which contains the full text of acts and statutory instruments as enacted as well as the legislation directory, a searchable guide to legislative changes. Access the electronic irish statute book eisb access to the electronic irish statute book, which includes the acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments. You can track amendments to legislation, access the constitution and a selection of pre1922 legislation while links to external legislation resources are also provided. As the hansard society noted in 1992, a t present the accessibility of statute law to users and the wider public is slow, inconvenient.
The revised eu legislation was transposed into irish law on 25 july 2012. Acts of the oireachtas primary legislation from 1922 to date. Acts of the oireachtas taken from dr darius whelans law site. Link to the irish statute book website and for all relevant legislation. The irish statute book database comprises the acts of the oireachtas, statutory instruments and chronological tables of the statues for the period 19222005. Office of the attorney general and houses of the oireachtas, 28 january. The irish statute book provides online access to all irish acts and statutory instruments from 1922 present. It was created by fiontar, dublin city university in collaboration with the placenames branch of the department of culture, heritage and the gaeltacht. It is a legal database providing authoritative coverage of uk and irish primary case law and specialist case law, uk statute law, and easily searchable european case law and legislation. Sld is the official revised edition of the statute book for the uk in electronic form. The irish statute book site provides access to the acts from 1922 to date and crucially also the legislation directory, which. Justisone is both a fulltext database of case law and legislation as well as a citator, replacing justis and justcite.
Electronic irish statute book how is electronic irish. Here you can search the database for words or phrases occuring in the titles of bills. Over 370 frequently used acts are available as revised acts. However, it has been expanded to include pre1922 amendments to pre1922 acts which were retained by the statute law revision act 2007. Close dun x this website uses cookies, by continuing you agree to their use.
It also contains a legislation directory which includes chronological table. There is no one database that covers all the resources available. Access the employability service provides an employment support service for people with disabilities, injuries and illnesses. Irish statute book, office of the attorney general, 16 july. Falm is committed to ensuring that legal decisions are made available to all, on a nonprofit basis and free of charge, to remove any barriers of status, income or location and to promote justice, equality, inclusion and the rule of law. The electronic irish statute book eisb includes acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments, the official versions of which remain the printed versions published by government publications. Irish statute book wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Irlii irish legal information initiative, hosted by ucc school of law, is the irish hub of the global free access to law movement falm. Justis provides access to preindependence statutes. The official home of uk legislation, revised and as enacted 1267present. Access to statute law in the united kingdom was, for some time, a difficult matter. How is electronic irish statute book database abbreviated. Irish statute book includes acts of the oireachtas and statutory instruments, the official versions of which remain the printed versions published by government publications.
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