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Towards the end of the 20th century, the decades of abuse and
neglect perpetrated in Ireland's comprehensive carceral network
began finally to be exposed. The mistreatment endured by children
and others on the margins of Irish society, notably women, in these
orphanages, reformatory schools, industrial schools, psychiatric
hospitals, County Homes, Mother and Baby Homes, adoption agencies
and Magdalene Laundries now attracts increasing investigation and
scholarship. Bringing together contributions from leading experts
across a broad range of disciplines, including history, philosophy,
law, archaeology, criminology, accounting and architecture, this
book offers a comprehensive exploration of the Magdalene system
through a close study of Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry in Dublin. To
date, the Justice for Magdalenes Research group has recorded the
names of 315 women and girls who died at Donnybrook Magdalene
Laundry. By focusing on this one institution-on its ethos,
development, operation and built environment, and the lives of the
girls and women held there-this book reveals the underlying
framework of Ireland's wider system of institutionalisation. The
analysis includes a focus on the privatisation and commodification
of public welfare, reproductive injustice, institutionalised
misogyny, class prejudice, the visibility of supposedly 'hidden'
institutions and the role of oral testimony in reconstructing
history. In undertaking such a close study, the authors uncover
truths missing from the state's own investigations; shed new light
on how these brutal institutions came to have such a powerful
presence in Irish society, and highlight the significance of their
continuing impact on modern Ireland.
Towards the end of the 20th century, the decades of abuse and
neglect perpetrated in Ireland's comprehensive carceral network
began finally to be exposed. The mistreatment endured by children
and others on the margins of Irish society, notably women, in these
orphanages, reformatory schools, industrial schools, psychiatric
hospitals, County Homes, Mother and Baby Homes, adoption agencies
and Magdalene Laundries now attracts increasing investigation and
scholarship. Bringing together contributions from leading experts
across a broad range of disciplines, including history, philosophy,
law, archaeology, criminology, accounting and architecture, this
book offers a comprehensive exploration of the Magdalene system
through a close study of Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry in Dublin. To
date, the Justice for Magdalenes Research group has recorded the
names of 315 women and girls who died at Donnybrook Magdalene
Laundry. By focusing on this one institution-on its ethos,
development, operation and built environment, and the lives of the
girls and women held there-this book reveals the underlying
framework of Ireland's wider system of institutionalisation. The
analysis includes a focus on the privatisation and commodification
of public welfare, reproductive injustice, institutionalised
misogyny, class prejudice, the visibility of supposedly 'hidden'
institutions and the role of oral testimony in reconstructing
history. In undertaking such a close study, the authors uncover
truths missing from the state's own investigations; shed new light
on how these brutal institutions came to have such a powerful
presence in Irish society, and highlight the significance of their
continuing impact on modern Ireland.
This timely edited collection brings together experts in the fields
of legal history, criminal justice, human rights and
counter-terrorism law to appraise Ireland's Offences Against the
State Act on the eightieth anniversary of its enactment. The
origins, development, invocation and extension of the powers
contained in the legislation are analysed and critiqued using a
broad range of methodologies. The book engages fully with the 1939
Act's scope and complexity including consideration of the impact of
the Act on issues as diverse as trial by jury, paramilitary
organisations, organised crime, disclosure, the rules of evidence,
freedom of expression and association, parliamentary oversight of
legislation and adherence to international human rights norms. In
addition, the interplay of the Act with the universal themes of
normalcy, exceptionalism, contagion and due process are explored
throughout. This book will appeal to an audience beyond those with
a particular interest in the Act itself. It combines historical and
contemporary insights with theoretical and practical perspectives
that will enrich the reader's understanding of emergency law,
wherever it arises.
This timely edited collection brings together experts in the fields
of legal history, criminal justice, human rights and
counter-terrorism law to appraise Ireland's Offences Against the
State Act on the eightieth anniversary of its enactment. The
origins, development, invocation and extension of the powers
contained in the legislation are analysed and critiqued using a
broad range of methodologies. The book engages fully with the 1939
Act's scope and complexity including consideration of the impact of
the Act on issues as diverse as trial by jury, paramilitary
organisations, organised crime, disclosure, the rules of evidence,
freedom of expression and association, parliamentary oversight of
legislation and adherence to international human rights norms. In
addition, the interplay of the Act with the universal themes of
normalcy, exceptionalism, contagion and due process are explored
throughout. This book will appeal to an audience beyond those with
a particular interest in the Act itself. It combines historical and
contemporary insights with theoretical and practical perspectives
that will enrich the reader's understanding of emergency law,
wherever it arises.
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