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Abstract
This article describes the origins and work of the Law Reform Commission in Ireland. The model follows that in Common Law countries. Its work includes both substantive law reform and statute law revision (weeding out spent or unused statutes and undertaking consolidation or other work to make statute law more accessible.) The work of the Commission focuses on ‘lawyers’ law’ and, therefore, avoids subjects that could be politically controversial. Consequentially, the bulk of its recommendations are accepted and translated into legislation.
European Journal of Law Reform |
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Article | Law Reform in IrelandImplementation and Independence of Law Reform Commission |
Keywords | law reform, statute law revision, better regulation, access to legislation, lawyer’s law |
Authors | Edward Donelan |
DOI | 10.5553/EJLR/138723702019021004008 |
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