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Criminal Law (links for information??)

  • 25-05-2013 4:41pm
    #1
    DollyB
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Hi, sorry if this is already posted (couldn't see it anywhere).
    I was wondering could anyone link to detailed information about the Criminal Court System and Arrest and Detention in Ireland. Also information about Defences to a Crime?

    Anyone able to tell me the best sites to look up Criminal Law In Ireland would be great to.


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  • #2
    seb65
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭seb65


    The Irish Law Reform Commission has published papers on criminal defenses, they give great background and foundational knowledge. Google it.


  • #3
    LowKeyReturn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 934 ✭✭✭LowKeyReturn


    Sebs suggestion is excellent. Another/addition approach might be to purchase an older Kings Inns manual (they are published by the private colleges) from adverts.ie. You should be able to obtain a 2010/2011 for no more than 20-30 euro. You might also want to purchase a copy of the evidence manual as these are inexorably linked. For reading full cases you can try www.bailii.org. We follow the English approach in many instances so don't be afraid to read English cases, the manual will point out where the major differences are.

    Lastly legislation can be found here. Beware old legislation that has been amended. Of particular interest would be the Non-fatal Offences Against the Person Act and the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. More serious crimes, somewhat bizarrely, are not fully codified (i.e. are not completely under the ambit of legislation). These are common law offences and you have to read the case law/commentary. This is where the LRC reports will really come into their own in explaining the law.

    I wish you all the best and hope you find all this as interesting as I do!


  • #4
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    An FE1 manual will have jurisdiction, Courts, Arrest, Detention and Bail as its examinable. So, rather than going right through Evidence separately that might be earlier.

    www.citizensinformation.ie has a lot of data on it as does ICCL website.

    Tom


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