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By John A Coyle
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The Conquest of Ireland -
an inconclusive political struggle. By John A Coyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The purpose of this digital e-book is to gain an appreciate of the subject matter of the content of the e-book by the author, John A Coyle entitled " The conquest of Ireland - an inconclusive political struggle". This e-book examines the historic developments in the area of British / Irish social and political history. Moreover, is aimed at enabling an understanding, as to the current constitutional and human rights ramifications, going forward in relation to Anglo- Irish relations. In essence then this E-book, attempts to trace Ireland's journey from an indigenous culture, the external conquest, Norman / English rule, the rule of law and the development of a constitutional jurisprudence, as extended to Ireland, North and South. This book aims, to indirectly sequentially demonstrate, the litany and volume of British legislation, in relation to Ireland. It is an evidence based journey of Ireland’s social and economic and cultural history. In particular, HMG’s political presence in Ireland, North and South. The reader, is invited to extrapolate and interpret this legislation in the context of the political intentions and motivations of successive British governments and appeasement of the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Irish Irish ruling classes. The development of a shared history relates to the north and south of Ireland, Britain and Europe. In essence, which in terms of cause and effect, has revolved around for the most part, the orchestrated externally managed and controlled, Anglo-Saxon, Norman ruling wealth, capital based classes in Britain. Subsequently, thereafter by the Anglo-Irish ruling wealth, capital based classes in Ireland, acting in agency to the former. This is historically identified in the earlier chapters of the book. Indeed, the conquest of Ireland and subsequent inconclusive political struggle, can only be described has being a relentless, externally managed and manipulated process. An interference and exploitation engagement, into the cultural, social and economic development of the island of Ireland and its human geography. This has been continuously, running from the usurpation of the High King Muircheartach Ua Briain (also known as Murtough O'Brien) (c. 1050 – c. 10 March 1119), son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain and great-grandson of Brian Bóruma, was King of Munster and later self-declared High King of Ireland; and therefore before the Magna Charta 1215, onto the 1998 Belfast Agreement to the present day. The conquest of Ireland was in some respects over shortly after the “Flight of the Earls” in 1607. In the following centuries up until the plantation of Ulster, the indigenous earlier European settlers experienced, a number of smaller plantations, the resettlement of some of the Dublin Vikings to the Wirral in Britain, wars, battles, rebellions, suppression, death and disease, confiscations and resettlements of land, repression of culture in terms of language, social discourse and family kinship structure, religion and faith, slavery, cruel, inhuman, degrading and violent punishments, injustice and transportation to slavery in the colonies, famine and more confiscations and resettlement's of land onto English and Scots planters. This process was relentless and runs from the twelfth to seventeenth centuries. During this time the Dublin Pale, became the headquarters for the Anglo- Saxon / English Ruling Class. The development of Dublin port was very important for the transportation of Irish agricultural produce to England. This settlement was supported by the development of a mercantile centre for commerce, housing and educational institutions. The English Settlers, many of whom were old English Roman Catholics evolved, as Anglo-Irish, the English Reformation, brought about the Anglican Church of Ireland. As with the Norman Roman Catholic aristocracy, in England, many retained their Catholicism to become known as the old English Catholics. In the providence of Ulster, although the Anglican Church of Ireland emerged, the majority of English / Scots planters were Calvinist / Knox Presbyterian's. The non-planter earlier European settlers remained Roman Catholic. A degree of religious cultural acceptance of Christian differences permeated downwards. However, these differences acted as a marker for social economic discrimination in relation to land ownership, public office, marriage and voting rights. Forcing many into poverty, ill health, early deaths, high infant mortality rates. Emigration, transportation, owned and purchased by the King.

The Evolution of Constitutional Rights
By John A Coyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The purpose of this digital e-book is to form the basis for research into the origins of the constitutional developments of rule of law democracies. Therefore, this e-book aims to demonstrate that the development of British and Irish constitutional rights and freedoms, commencing with the Magna Carta 1215 onto article 50 of the Lisbon treaty 2009, is an evolutionary social history process. An introduction to the foundations of British and Irish constitutional law via the development of a system of jurisprudence based on the common law of England. This process has involved the retention and development of inherent cultural rights and freedoms and accommodating ideological differences, an inconclusive political struggle around issues of sovereignty, social justice and equality before the law and social economic rights and responsibilities. This social history has not been benign, it has involved conflict, change and control, wars, rebellions, insurrections, violent political protests and disorder, peace treaties and political settlements, mutual cooperation, unions, succession and partitions. The importance of the preservation of the integrity of a system of jurisprudence based on the common law of England and the continuing development of the rules of natural justice, cannot be overemphasised, since these processes are the foundations for the protection of human rights and freedoms. Ultimately, a managed change approach to a rule of law based democracy has assisted immensely in the process of human progress. This book - the evolution of constitutional rights, is a very useful learning and development supporting text, for GCSE / A Level students in GPE Law / Constitutional law and political social history cognate studies or first year law and government students, seeking an introduction the foundations of British and Irish constitutional legislation, via the development of the system of jurisprudence based on the common law of England in Britain, Ireland, the former British colonies and today's commonwealth of nations.

A Northern Irish
Rights and Freedoms Agenda -
a transitional justice imperative.
By John A Coyle

​The purpose of this digital e-book is to promote the full implementation of the Belfast Agreement 1998. In particular, in relation to the statutory entrenched NI Bill of Rights and freedoms. The Anglo-Irish / NI conflict did not take place in a vacuum. There has been an ongoing historic conflict from the early European tribal settlements onto these islands. Extending to a settled totality in the context of emerging conflicting and competing cultural identities. In essence, at the commencement of the latest Anglo-Irish / NI conflict, on a final analyses, all that existed were the oppressors and their agents / hostages, the oppressed and those who resisted oppression. No one was neutral, everyone took a side during the conflict, whether they were active, passive or ambivalent? At the end of this particular conflict, all that emerged was a set of outcomes, to include a death toll, as to who had been killed, permanently injured either physically or emotionally or both; those who were the victims of emotional cowardice; and or let themselves down, those in positions of trust who abrogated their responsibilities and undermined the integrity of their respective institutions, those who had allowed themselves to be owned by the empowered authorities, those who made the conflict about themselves, those who profited from the conflict, those who were imprisoned by the special courts with excessive tariff terms, who really therefore, were not released early; those who have been permanently criminalised for life; and those who have been allowed to live by the State authorities. The only consolation was the signing of the Belfast Agreement / Peace Treaty 1998? This international 1998 Anglo-Irish Treaty, in the first instance, amounts to a British Constitutional declaration of intent to withdraw from the public administration of Northern Ireland, subject to the terms of the Belfast Agreement / Treaty 1998. The prime objective of the Belfast Agreement 1998 was as a peace treaty; structured to accommodate a "constructed ambiguity" aimed at creating the space to develop the new political institutional dispensation. However, regrettably, the workings of the new institutions have been operating at variance with facilitating social cohesion and community integration. Thereby, as a consequence have been open to political sophistry, in an institutional and community situational positioning, in an inconclusive political and cultural struggle.

The central theme running through this work is a transitional justice approach, and the aim is to establish, a statutory entrenched Northern Irish Home Rule Bill of Rights and Freedoms. There is a continuous thread intent on protecting and preserving the integrity of the Northern Irish system of jurisprudence based on the common law of England. The Anglo-Irish / NI conflict resolution process, is dependent on this thread as an enabling transitional justice mechanism, underpinning constitutional and institutional change, in assisting a society emerging out of conflict. The aims and objectives of a transitional justice approach to a managed change process, is to build on the Belfast Agreement / Treaty, by incorporating the Belfast agreement / Treaty and the constitutional principles contained therein; together with the agreed institutions supporting democracy, into a statutory entrenched NI Home Rule Bill of Rights and Freedoms. The development of a set of protective rights, specific to a new devolved Northern Irish Sovereign Home Rule Micro-State, relating to perceived superior absolute constitutional and inherent cultural, human and sovereign rights and freedoms; a set of NI citizen freedom of choice optional rights, aimed at assisting situations involving competing and conflicting rights. In particular, in relation to Christian conscience, equality of treatment, and the citizens freedom of choice optional rights; the European convention on human rights and freedoms 1950; and a standard set of civil and human rights; a Canadian style notwithstanding clause; a set of social, economic imperative rights. The proposed NI Home Rule Bill of Rights blueprint, will be supported by the adoption of a set of proposed peace process conceptions, incorporated into a Declaration by HMG and the Government of Ireland and into a Preamble to the Bill of Rights and Freedoms, ( for which contrition and a commitment to a managed change is not negotiable )? Thereby, establishing the entrenchment of the concept of “Northern Irish constitutional sovereignty”, as distinct from national sovereignty, supported by a Northern Irish supremacy law clause.

A more detailed exploration of the evolution and development of constitutional, cultural and human rights and freedoms may be gained by purchasing the e-book entitled " A Northern Irish Rights and Freedoms Agenda"


 

by John A. Coyle from kindle / amazon e-books for £2.00. Please note that e-book is one of seven e-books which forms a part of what the authors describes as an e-book "Treatise on a Northern Irish transitional justice managed change process".

About the author
John A Coyle.



 

 

 

John A Coyle  

BA (Hons)(Econ)., BSc (Hons)., BSc (Hons) Psych., L.LM.

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Consultant Lawyer (PGDL - CPE / LSF (Law & Practice) L.LM (Non-Practising)

Financial Accountant (Non-Practising)

L & D Consultant (Post-Graduate / H. Dip. Adult & Community Ed. (NUI), QTS (FE), 

AMITD,  GMBPsS

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Senior Consultant at Joannes Antonious Ilicis.

 

 

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John A Coyle

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 john.coyle18@btinternet.com 

 

 

 

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