Legal Theory in the Crucible of Constitutional Justice: A Study of Judges and Political Morality in Canada, Ireland and Italy

This title was first published in 2000: Constitutional adjudication straddles law and politics, legal and political theory. Referring to legal controversies in Canada (free expression), Ireland (sexual morality) and Italy (religion), this book examines how constitutional judgements rely upon unarticulated political commitments.

Rory O’Connell, Lancaster University, UK. 1992 Batchelor of Civil Law (European Legal Studies) Degree at the University College Dublin, Ireland. Wrote a LL.M dissertation at U.C.D. Ph.D was completed at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy in 1997. Since 1997 I have taught Comparative Law at the University of Lancaster and acted as Director of our European Legal Studies Degree.