On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 12:44:46PM +0100, Eamon O'Tuathail wrote:
> Thanks to the "gentle" encouragement of Colm MacCárthaigh, I have been
> examining what rights software authors have under the Irish Constitution. I
> have put them together is this draft of a letter for Ms. Harney.
>> Any comments on the draft below would be helpful.
http://tardis.redbrick.dcu.ie/2324/www.oasis.gov.ie
"Nothing in the Constitution of Ireland or any of our national laws can
override or take precedence over an EU law."
Also, generally when writing to the government about the
constitutionality of proposed legislation it is normal to address it to
the Attorney General (Currently Rory Brady), who advises on such
matters.
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Colm MacCárthaigh Public Key: colm+pgp at stdlib.net
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