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State decides not to appeal judgement in Ian Bailey case.

political analyst · 2020-10-27 14:23:57

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/1027/1174142-ian-bailey-appeal/ I hope this draws a line under the case. I don't know what the French authorities will do but it must be remembered that, although the Irish constitution lets EU law prevail over Irish law when there's a conflict between them, it doesn't let the domestic…

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27-10-2020 3:23pm

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https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/1027/1174142-ian-bailey-appeal/

The State will not appeal a High Court judgment made earlier this month that rejected the extradition of Ian Bailey to France.

Mr Justice Paul Burns also awarded costs against the State at the High Court hearing.

An approved copy of the judgment made on 12 October will also be made available to French authorities.

I hope this draws a line under the case.

I don't know what the French authorities will do but it must be remembered that, although the Irish constitution lets EU law prevail over Irish law when there's a conflict between them, it doesn't let the domestic law of another EU member state prevail over Irish law. Furthermore, as far as I know, the constitutional rights relating to due process are pretty much replicated in the European Convention on Human Rights, to which the EU itself is a signatory under the Lisbon Treaty.

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