Seanad debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2003
European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages.
The courts will be left with the difficulty of interpretation to which I refer in particular contexts. In the context of our domestic law and judicial review proceedings, the issue has always arisen about whether university disciplinary tribunals and the Turf Club have a sufficient public character to be amenable to judicial review proceedings or whether they are, essentially, of a private character. A court looking at this question, under this particular Bill, will have to decide whether the body is established by law. The latter will capture a great range of bodies.
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