The Tanaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr
Michael McDowell TD has appointed Professor David Gwynn Morgan, Faculty
of Law, UCC as a member of the Balance in the Criminal Law Expert
Review Group. The Expert Group is chaired by Dr Gerard Hogan SC and is
commissioned by the Tanaiste to review certain aspects of the criminal
justice system with a view to "ensuring that the scales of justice are
held evenly between those who would break the law and those who would
uphold it, between the accused and the prosecutor and between the
criminal, the victim and the community." Matters the Review Group have
been asked to consider include the right to silence and the
admissibility of character evidence of an accused. The Review Group is
operating to a tight schedule and has been asked to report by 1st
March, 2007.
Professor David Gwynn Morgan is Professor of Law at University College, Cork. He is the author of several books including The Constitutional Law of Ireland (1992), Separation of Powers in the Irish Constitution (1997), and co-author (with Gerard Hogan) of the third edition of Administrative Law in Ireland.
He has also had numerous articles on Irish constitutional law published
in international legal journals including the Revue Francaise de Droit
Constitutionnel. Professor Morgan was Director of Research with the Law
Reform Commission from 1999 to 2002. One of Ireland's leading legal
scholars, he is a regular contributor in the media on issues of
constitutional and administrative law.
Announcing the composition and establishment of the Expert Review
Group, the Tanaiste said that "the members represent a solid blend of
legal, academic and practical expertise.”
Further information on the work of the Review Group can be obtained
from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform website
(www.justice.ie)
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