"The Judicial Branch must be independent of other branches of government, but NOT independent of the nation itself." 
 
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Best wishes
by W. Finnerty. Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:03
 
This is the best piece of news I've come across in a long, long time.
 
Now we must all wait and see if the following extremely basic, and extremely important legal principle applies (or not) in the Republic of Ireland's "Judicial Branch": 
 
"The Judicial Branch must be independent of other branches of government, but NOT independent of the nation itself." 
 
The above statement, taken from http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1270.htm , comes from one of the world's most famous lawyers: Thomas Jefferson (principal author of the American Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States).
 
Related Link: http://www.humanrightsireland.com/
 
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