"Allowing for the way some members of our judiciary (Republic of Ireland) appear (to me) to be GROSSLY abusing their powers through the use of the 'contempt of court' rule, this might be a very good time for the people of the Republic of Ireland to reconsider the contents of this particular document?"
 
=================================
 
CONSULTATION PAPER ON CONTEMPT OF COURT
by W. Finnerty. Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:32 
 
The consultation paper at the address provided below was produced by the The Law Reform Commission (Ardilaun Centre, 111 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2) in 1991.
 
Allowing for the way some members of our judiciary (Republic of Ireland) appear (to me) to be GROSSLY abusing their powers through the use of the "contempt of court" rule, this might be a very good time for the people of the Republic of Ireland to reconsider the contents of this particular document?
 
"... of major contemporary significance. .." - taken from the excerpt (of the document in question) reproduced immediately below:
 
"In January 1989, the Attorney General referred to us the law of contempt of court for our examination with a view to making recommendations for reform. The subject is one of considerable complexity, which traces its origins back several centuries; it is also of major contemporary significance, since it sets limits for the freedom of comment on the administration of justice, as well as controlling the information and commentary that may be made about current legal proceedings. " 
 
The full text of this consultative paper can be found at Internet location: http://www.lawrefor m.ie/publication s/data/volume9/lrc64.html  
 
Among the several closely associated questions which rise up in my mind, apart from the shocking situation Mr Kennedy (please see above) finds himself in at the present time, is this:
 
"Was the imprisonment of the 'Rossport 5' (Shell Oil Protestors) for 94 days by Justice Finnegan in 2005, using the 'contempt' rule, really lawful: having due regard for the contents of Bunreacht na hEireann (Constitution of the Republic of Ireland) - especially Article 10.1" ? (Information on the "Rossport 5" group is available via http://www.google. com/search? hl=en&q=Rossport+5+ %28Shell+ Oil+Protests% 29%2C+Justice+ Finnegan&btnG=Search )
 
Article 10. 1 of Bunreacht na hEireann (in part) reads as follows:
 
"All natural resources, including the air and all forms of potential energy, within the jurisdiction of the Parliament and Government established by this Constitution and all royalties and franchises within that jurisdiction belong to the State ..." (The full text of Bunreacht na hEireann is available via http://www.google. com/search? hl=en&q=Bunreacht+ na+hEireann&btnG=Google+ Search )
 
Related Link: http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnert y.com
 
=================================
 
The above text has been copied from the following Indymedia (Ireland) location:
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85108#comment214984 BACKUP

 

 

 

MARKETPLACE