Drafting the Irish Free State Constitution

Drafting the Irish Free State Constitution challenges the myths surrounding the Irish Free Constitution by analysing the document in its proper historical context, by looking at how the Constitution was drafted and elucidating the true nature of the document. It examines the reasons why the Constitution did not function as anticipated and investigates whether the failures of the document can be attributed to errors of judgement in the drafting process or to subsequent events and treatment of the document. As well as giving a comprehensive account of the drafting stages and an analysis of the three alternative drafts for the first time, the book considers the intellectual influences behind the Constitution and the central themes of the document. This work constitutes a new look at this historic document through a legal lens and the analysis benefits from the advantage of hindsight as well as from the fact that the archival material is now available.

ISBN:	9781784995119
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Published date:	16 Jun 2016
DEWEY:	941.50822
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	444g
Height:	236mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	23mm

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