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The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80: A Model Counter-Terrorism Act?

The Offences Against the State Act 1939 at 80: A Model Counter-Terrorism Act?

Author: Mark Coen
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509946761

Published In: October 2022
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781509931996

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This 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.

1. The Prehistory of the Offences Against the State Act

Niamh Howlin, University College Dublin, Ireland

2. Precursors to the Offences Against the State Act – Emergency Law in the Irish Free State

Thomas Mohr,University College Dublin, Ireland

3. A Certain Ambivalence: Independent Ireland and Trial by Jury

Mark Coen,University College Dublin, Ireland

4. The Special Criminal Court: A Conveyor Belt of Exceptionality

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Queens' University Belfast, UK

5. Terrorism Trials and the Offences Against the State Acts in Comparative Perspective

Nicola McGarrity, University of New South Wales, Australia

6. Threats to Security and Risks to Rights: 'Belief Evidence' under the Offences Against the State Act

Liz Heffernan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Eoin O'Connor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland