Seanad debates
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
2:30 pm
Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I am of the view that this is a lawyer's charter. It is an extraordinary item of legislation, and if these two sections sit side by side, articles will be written and judges will struggle to explain to juries the difference between one offence and the other and the requisite elements before they can convict for one offence or the other.
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