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'The Way Of The World', International Economic Law And National Constitutions: Irish Constitutional Sovereignty And The Eurozone Crisis, Darren O'Donovan
'The Way Of The World', International Economic Law And National Constitutions: Irish Constitutional Sovereignty And The Eurozone Crisis, Darren O'Donovan
Darren O'Donovan
The height of the Eurozone crisis was accompanied by the emergence of the aphorism: 'when solvency goes, sovereignty goes'. Within the Irish legal system, both commentators and judges have been forced to engage with the question of what a constitution can deliver, and to what extent understandings of constitutional sovereignty must evolve, when a nation is confronted with the realities of sovereign insolvency. While issues of sovereignty are often analysed through the prism of politics or economics, or through the design or evolution of the constitutional order of the European Union, this article focuses upon the place of the legal …
Critical Junctures: Regulatory Failures, Ireland's Administrative State And The Office Of The Ombudsman, Fiona Donson, Darren O'Donovan
Critical Junctures: Regulatory Failures, Ireland's Administrative State And The Office Of The Ombudsman, Fiona Donson, Darren O'Donovan
Darren O'Donovan
Extract: In the aftermath of global financial crisis, the importance of effective regulatory interventions by government has come into sharp relief. The failure of public administration and political oversight that underwrote the collapse of the Irish economy in 2008 has provoked widespread reflection on the need for increased administrative review in the country. This has extended beyond the specific financial sphere, to broader public law reform targeting executive power by building an improved parliamentary culture, greater independent oversight and concentrating democratic participation. In this article, we critique the Irish regulatory state through the prism of the pressures, conflicts and reforms …