The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80
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The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80

A Model Counter-Terrorism Act?

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80

A Model Counter-Terrorism Act?

About this book

This timely edited collection brings together experts in the fields of legal history, criminal justice, human rights and counter-terrorism law to appraise Ireland's Offences Against the State Act on the eightieth anniversary of its enactment. The origins, development, invocation and extension of the powers contained in the legislation are analysed and critiqued using a broad range of methodologies. The book engages fully with the 1939 Act's scope and complexity including consideration of the impact of the Act on issues as diverse as trial by jury, paramilitary organisations, organised crime, disclosure, the rules of evidence, freedom of expression and association, parliamentary oversight of legislation and adherence to international human rights norms. In addition, the interplay of the Act with the universal themes of normalcy, exceptionalism, contagion and due process are explored throughout. This book will appeal to an audience beyond those with a particular interest in the Act itself. It combines historical and contemporary insights with theoretical and practical perspectives that will enrich the reader's understanding of emergency law, wherever it arises.

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Information

Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781509946761
eBook ISBN
9781509932016
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Contents
  4. List of Contributors
  5. Table of Cases
  6. Table of Legislation
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. The Prehistory of the Offences Against the State Act
  9. 2. Precursors to the Offences Against the State Act – Emergency Law in the Irish Free State
  10. 3. A Certain Ambivalence: Independent Ireland and Trial by Jury
  11. 4. The Special Criminal Court: A Conveyor Belt of Exceptionality
  12. 5. Terrorism Trials and the Offences Against the State Acts in Comparative Perspective
  13. 6. Threats to Security and Risks to Rights: 'Belief Evidence' under the Offences Against the State Act
  14. 7. Disclosure and Privilege: The Dual Role of the Special Criminal Court in Relation to Belief Evidence
  15. 8. The Offences Against the State Acts and Non-Subversive Offences
  16. 9. The Proscription of Organisations in the Republic of Ireland
  17. 10. New Media, Free Expression, and the Offences Against the State Acts
  18. 11. The Offences Against the State Acts and International Human Rights
  19. 12. The Offences Against the State Acts: Reflections from Practice and the Legislature
  20. 13. A Less Exceptional State of Exception: The Offences Against the State Act as an Emergency Response
  21. 14. 'Contagion' between the Special and the Normal in Criminal Justice: A Comparative Perspective
  22. Index