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Fennelly, David --- "Reluctant reformers? Formalizing judicial regulation in Ireland" [2016] ELECD 1559; in Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam (eds), "Regulating Judges" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) 209

Book Title: Regulating Judges

Editor(s): Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781786430786

Section: Chapter 10

Section Title: Reluctant reformers? Formalizing judicial regulation in Ireland

Author(s): Fennelly, David

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

Ireland’s judiciary, though small in size, has developed a strong tradition of independence and enjoys a high level of public confidence. If recent controversies have called into question some of the unarticulated traditional conventions about the role of the judiciary and its relations with the political organs, they have also arguably led to an important debate about judicial regulation in Ireland. While the judiciary itself has been proactive in seeking reform, it has met with reluctance from the political organs whose cooperation is essential for meaningful regulatory reform.