Tagged: lisbon treaty

Monday, July 21, 2008 By Edward McGarr

Democracy and Free Speech

In: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Politics
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In Ireland, we have difficulty understanding broad concepts, or so it seems. Currently, the Irish Times (one, at least, of its âopinion columnistsâ?) and the Sunday Business Post (the editorial) are citing the principle of democracy to accord respect (and, possibly, equality with the Irish referendum verdict) to the âviewsâ? of other EU member states on the Lisbon Treaty. The Government itself (the Taoiseach) defends Mr. Sarkozyâs ârightâ? to express his reaction to the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by […]

Thursday, June 19, 2008 By Edward McGarr

No!

In: Constitutional Law, EU law, Health & Safety, Human Rights, Injuries Board, Legal profession, McGarr Solicitors, Politics
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Ireland has previously cast a veto (in the EU Council of Ministers) and it was denied that it had that effect.