Ireland · Legislation
Legislation and primary sources
Where to find the authoritative text of the law in Ireland, and how to confirm it is still in force.
Sources of law, ranked
- Constitution
- Bunreacht na hÉireann of 1937; amendable only by referendum.
- EU law
- Directly applicable and, in its field, paramount.
- Acts of the Oireachtas
- Primary legislation.
- Common law
- Judge-made precedent binding on lower courts.
The legislative process
Bills pass five stages in each House of the Oireachtas and are signed by the President, who may first refer a bill to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality.
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