R v R
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 16 February 1984 |
| Date | 16 February 1984 |
| Docket Number | [1982 No. 520 Sp.] |
| Court | High Court |
High Court - Enactments conferring jurisdiction on Circuit Court and District Court - Whether jurisdiction of High Court ousted - Whether enactments valid -Rules of the Superior Courts, 1962 (S.I. No. 72), O. 60 - Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 (No.7), s. 5 - Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976 (No. 11), s. 23 - Courts Act, 1981 (No. 11), ss. 12, 15 - Family Law (Protection of Spouses and Children) Act, 1981 (No. 21), ss. 1, 2 - Constitution of Ireland, 1937, Arts. 34, 36.
Section 2 of Article 34 of the Constitution states that the courts shall comprise courts of first instance and a court of final appeal. Section 3, sub-s. 1, of that Article states that the courts of first instance shall include a High Court invested with "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and...
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