The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland - by Conor McCormick & Brice Dickson (Paperback)

About the Book

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has functioned without interruption for over a century, yet its intermediate position can obscure the importance of its judgments. This book demonstrates the Court of Appeal's pivotal role in securing justice, both by correcting lower court decisions and by developing the common law. It examines, in particular, how the Court has applied and developed the rule of law in a post-conflict society. Authored by experts in the law of Northern Ireland, this compelling text is based on archival research, statistical and qualitative case analyses, court observations, and exclusive interviews with senior judges.

Book Synopsis

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has functioned without interruption for over a century, yet its intermediate position can obscure the importance of its judgments.

This book demonstrates the Court of Appeal's pivotal role in securing justice, both by correcting lower court decisions and by developing the common law. It examines, in particular, how the Court has applied and developed the rule of law in a post-conflict society.

Authored by experts in the law of Northern Ireland, this compelling text is based on archival research, statistical and qualitative case analyses, court observations, and exclusive interviews with senior judges.

Review Quotes

"This book furnishes us with a rich, detailed, and scholarly examination of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. Relying on doctrinal research, quantitative analysis, historical insight, and interview material, the authors both sketch a detailed portrait of the Court, and share insights into its inner workings." Rory O'Connell, Ulster University

About the Author

Conor McCormick is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast.

Brice Dickson is Emeritus Professor in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast.