Judicial review in the Republic of Ireland is a way for the Superior Courts to supervise the
Oireachtas to make sure that legislation does not conflict with the Constitution.
"Superior Courts" refers to either the
High Court of Ireland
The High Court ( ga, An Ard-Chúirt) of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. When sitting as a criminal court it is called the Central Criminal Court and sits with judg ...
, the
Court of Appeal of Ireland
The Court of Appeal ( ga, An Chúirt Achomhairc) is a court in Republic of Ireland, Ireland that sits between the High Court (Ireland), High Court and Supreme Court of Ireland, Supreme Court. Its jurisdiction derives from Article 34.4. It was e ...
or the
Supreme Court of Ireland and is a specific reference to the greater width of their
jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels.
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in comparison to Ireland's lower courts (that is, the
District Court and the
Circuit Court).
An applicant for judicial review in Ireland must start by applying for leave to seek judicial review. This acts as a filter of entirely spurious or unfounded matters. Having been granted leave, the applicant must then remake the entire application for judicial review whereupon the Court will set a date for hearing.
All judicial review in Ireland is conducted by the High Court unless the applicant wants a review of any decision, activity, ruling or rule of the High Court whereby the review is conducted by the Supreme Court (including appeals of decisions previously made in High Court judicial reviews)
Irish administrative law
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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