Courts of Justice Act 1924
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The Courts of Justice Act 1924 was a key Irish statute that reorganized the country's judicial system after independence, establishing a new hierarchy of courts and modernizing the administration of justice in the Irish Free State.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| abolishedCourt |
Court of Appeal in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Justice in Ireland (pre‑1922) as constituted under the Judicature Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ assize courts in Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdOffice |
Chief Justice of the Irish Free State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Circuit Court judge ⓘ District justice ⓘ President of the High Court ⓘ |
| enactedIn | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedCourt |
Circuit Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District Court NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justice in the Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of the Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationFor | modern Irish court system ⓘ |
| governs |
jurisdiction of the Circuit Court
ⓘ
jurisdiction of the District Court ⓘ jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice in the Irish Free State ⓘ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post‑independence reorganization of Irish institutions ⓘ |
| implements | Articles of the Constitution of the Irish Free State relating to the courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationStyle | No. 10 of 1924 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Irish law ⓘ |
| legislature | Oireachtas of the Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a new system of courts in the Irish Free State
ⓘ
to modernize the administration of justice in the Irish Free State ⓘ to reorganize the judicial system after Irish independence ⓘ |
| region | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicature (Ireland) Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | pre‑independence British court structure in Ireland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Courts of Justice Act, 1924 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | substantially superseded ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abolition of pre‑existing courts
ⓘ
appointment of judges ⓘ jurisdiction of courts ⓘ structure of the courts ⓘ |
| successor | Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfHierarchy | three‑tier court system plus Supreme Court ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1924 ⓘ |
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