The Irish constitutional tradition

Ward, Alan J.

A comprehensive analysis of Irish constitutions and constitutional proposals is presented in this single volume, which spans 1782 to the present day and treats the constitutional history of Ireland, north and south, as an integrated whole. Combining constitutional theory, political history, and political science, Alan J. Ward's study provides an interpretation of the many attempts to solve Ireland's political problems by constitutional means. The broad time frame enables the author to examine Irish constitutionalism as a tradition and place it in the context of the political history of the British commonwealth, from which it derives. The author employs a theoretical model of parliamentary government, or "responsible government," to analyze the sources, continuities, strengths, and weaknesses of Irish constitutionalism. Against the background of the model, the author examines the...

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