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Fri 09 Sep 2009Irish protocol will copper-fasten right to life of the unborn
OPINION:The new text will also help to protect family rights and education
THE POTENTIAL impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (which is given the same “value” as the Lisbon Treaty) is at the heart of the referendum debate. The question of how the charter will interact with national constitutions and national laws is one of some uncertainty, although the decision of the Czech Constitutional Court on Lisbon ratification last November and the Irish protocol secured by the Government last June are hugely important new factors in the equation.
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