The political theory of the Irish Constitution considers Irish constitutional law and the Irish constitutional tradition from the perspective of Republican theory. It analyses the central devices and doctrines of the Irish Constitution – popular sovereignty, constitutional rights and judicial review – in light of Republican concepts of citizenship and civic virtue. The Constitution, it will argue, can be understood as a framework for promoting popular participation in government as much as a mechanism for protecting individual liberties. It will be of interest to students and researchers in Irish politics, political theory and constitutional law, and to all those interested in political reform and public philosophy in Ireland.
Table of Content
Introduction: Republican theory and Republican constitutionalism
Part I Republican freedom
1. Popular sovereignty, political freedom and democratic control
2. Constitutional rights and freedom as non-domination
Part II Republican institutions
3. Political constitutionalism and executive power
4. Judicial power and popular control
5. Republican perspectives on constitutional interpretation
Part III Republican society
6. Education and civic virtue
7. Church and state in the pluralist republic
Index
About the author
Tom Hickey is a Lecturer in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University
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