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The partition of Ireland refers to the division of Ireland into two parts: one a self-governing state and one a member state of Great Britain. This occurred in 1920, after years of lobbying for Home Rule and debate over how Ireland should be organised and governed.
2 dni temu · Ireland - Politics, Economy, Society: The Irish republic is a parliamentary democracy. Its constitution was promulgated in 1937 and can be amended through a referendum. The country’s head of state, the president (uachtarán), is elected directly by the public for a term of seven years and is eligible for reelection for a second term.
Almost immediately, the northeast—Northern Ireland—withdrew and accepted self-governance within the United Kingdom. Dublin was set as the capital of the Irish Free State, and in 1937 a new constitution renamed the nation Éire, or Ireland.
23 mar 2021 · This chapter focuses on the concept of self-determination, and its place in the Irish constitutional framework, to reflect on unfolding political and juridical shifts as to understandings and consequences of identity and citizenship.
11 sie 2021 · To call Ireland a democracy is to claim that it does a reasonable job advancing that ideal. This poses a serious problem for any empirical researcher wishing to ignore the normative side of democracy and define a democracy simply in terms of political institutions.
3 maj 2021 · "In 1914, just as World War I broke out, a law came into operation giving self-government to the entire island of Ireland, what was called Home Rule. That meant you were going to have a...
The Constitution establishes a government under a parliamentary system. It provides for a directly elected, largely ceremonial President of Ireland (Article 12), a head of government called the Taoiseach (Article 28), and a national parliament called the Oireachtas (Article 15).