{"product_id":"the-offences-against-the-state-act-1939-at-80-a-model-counter-terrorism-act-9781509946761","title":"The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80: A Model Counter-Terrorism Act?","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely edited collection brings together experts in the fields of legal history, criminal justice, human rights and counter-terrorism law to appraise Ireland’s Offences Against the State Act on the eightieth anniversary of its enactment. The origins, development, invocation and extension of the powers contained in the legislation are analysed and critiqued using a broad range of methodologies.    The book engages fully with the 1939 Act’s scope and complexity including consideration of the impact of the Act on issues as diverse as trial by jury, paramilitary organisations, organised crime, disclosure, the rules of evidence, freedom of expression and association, parliamentary oversight of legislation and adherence to international human rights norms. In addition, the interplay of the Act with the universal themes of normalcy, exceptionalism, contagion and due process are explored throughout.     This book will appeal to an audience beyond those with a particular interest in the Act itself. It combines historical and contemporary insights with theoretical and practical perspectives that will enrich the reader’s understanding of emergency law, wherever it arises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply intriguing and arresting read from start to finish … particularly timely in light of the advent of emergency legislation pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic … an essential read for all scholars and enthusiasts of Irish constitutional law, Irish politics and modern Irish history for many years to come. -- Michael Carmody, University of Limerick * Irish Jurist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThe Prehistory of the Offences Against the State Act \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNiamh Howlin, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003ePrecursors to the Offences Against the State Act – Emergency Law in the Irish Free State \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThomas Mohr,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eA Certain Ambivalence: Independent Ireland and Trial by Jury \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Coen,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eThe Special Criminal Court: A Conveyor Belt of Exceptionality \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eFionnuala Ní Aoláin, Queens’ University Belfast, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eTerrorism Trials and the Offences Against the State Acts in Comparative Perspective \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicola McGarrity, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of New South Wales, Australia\u003c\/b\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eThreats to Security and Risks to Rights: ‘Belief Evidence’ under the Offences Against the State Act \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiz Heffernan, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrinity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and Eoin O’Connor, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrinity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eDisclosure and Privilege: The Dual Role of the Special Criminal Court in Relation to Belief Evidence \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlice Harrison, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaynooth University, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003eThe Offences Against the State Acts and Non-Subversive Offences \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiz Campbell,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Monash University, Australia\u003c\/b\u003e 9. \u003ci\u003eThe Proscription of Organisations in the Republic of Ireland \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJamie McLoughlin, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and Clive Walker, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Leeds, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eNew Media, Free Expression, and the Offences Against the State Acts \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLaura K Donohue,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Georgetown University, USA\u003c\/b\u003e 11. \u003ci\u003eThe Offences Against the State Acts and International Human Rights \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eYvonne Marie Daly,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dublin City University, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eThe Offences Against the State Acts: Reflections from Practice and the Legislature \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eIvana Bacik,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Trinity College Dublin, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e 13. \u003ci\u003eA Less Exceptional State of Exception: The Offences Against the State Act as an Emergency Response \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan Greene, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity of Birmingham, UK\u003c\/b\u003e 14. \u003ci\u003e‘Contagion’ between the Special and the Normal in Criminal Justice: A Comparative Perspective \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eClaire Hamilton,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Maynooth University, Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742585389399,"sku":"9781509946761","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509946761.jpg?v=1758385427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-offences-against-the-state-act-1939-at-80-a-model-counter-terrorism-act-9781509946761","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}