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President - Coggle Diagram

- - - - president refer bill to SC due to being unconstitutional
      - applies to bills passed by both houses unless money bill, bill containing proposal to amend constitution, a bill under article 24
      - president consult council of state - 7 days - can refer entire bill or sections of it - than court has 60 days to decide
    - - single judgment rule
        
        only one judgment given, no dissent
        
        dissenting judgments can point out flaws in the majority judgment
        
        Howlin - inhibits development of our case law
        
        constituional review group 1996 recommended abolition of rule
        
        used to apply to SC decisions on constitutionality of an act but abolished
      - presumption of constitutionality
        
        if it passed can never be challenged again -
        
        can help ensure Bill never challenged
        
        if similar to previous unconstiutional bill such as Equal Status Bill 1997 won't attract the presumption
    - - given gravity of decision very rushed
      - longer in France
      - Constitution Review Group 1996 recommended extended to 90 days
      - all arguments don't effect people and are abstract so more difficult to consider within the time limit
      - critcised by CJ Hamilton in 1996 over employment equality bill
    - - can never be challenged again 34.2.2
      - Howlin - most controversial aspect of article 26
      - Constiutional Review Group 1996 - recommended removal or amendment
      - boes against living document
    - - no citizen or person yet affected
  - - - appoint 7 members of the Council of state
      - to refuse to resolve Dail
- - - - charge put before house of Oireachtas - 2/3rds vote in favour of proposal, than invetigate charge - president right of audience and representation - than another 2/3rd vote required
    - - done by SC