Shadow constitutional convention #14: Cahillane on the legacy of the Irish Free State Constitution - Human Rights in Ireland: "While it may not be known for it, one of the principal aims of the 1922 Constitution was to ensure that it was the people, rather than any organ of government, who held the ultimate power in the State. The Constitution was intended to function as a protector of people’s rights, in a country where the people would ultimately hold the power. In the first place, it was attempted to embody the purest form of democracy in the Constitution, something which, it was hoped, would inspire trust in the new system. "?
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