Browsing JSSISI: Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847- by Title
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Labour associations in their relation to the state
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1912)The individuals who engage in the same industry are drawn together by the force of common interests, and where they are not dominated by a power strong enough to prevent combination among them they will unite to defend ... -
Land purchase in Ireland: a retrospect and a forecast
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1913)When presenting to you this evening a retrospect of the progress of Land Purchase in Ireland since 1885, it is not necessary to refer to the various causes which led up to the then existing dead-lock in the sale and ... -
The land purchase problem
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1906)It is a far cry from the turbulent scenes in the Legislative Assembly of 1790 to the quiet, almost dull, offices of the Estates Commissioners in 1906; and yet the changes that in the one case were effected with noise ... -
Land tenure and economic development, a study of the economic consequences of land registration in Kenya's smallholder areas
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1971)This paper presents some of the findings from a research project for the Queen's University of Belfast which aimed at examining the interrelationship between land tenure reform and economic change with reference to ... -
Land transfer and local registration of title.
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1895)The Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, to which, at the request of the President and Council, I have the honour to invite the society's attention, is an important measure affecting the transfer of land in ... -
Land transfer, registration of deeds and title
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1923)The aim of this paper is to outline the history and characteristics of the two systems [land titles and land deeds], showing the advantages as well as the drawbacks of each with the view to the improvement of both, that ... -
The language revivals in Finland, Norway and Wales
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1930)In the course of my duties I have had occasion to collect a considerable amount of information relating to the Language Revivals in various European countries, and as the information is not being published officially, ... -
Launch of the on-line archive of the Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1847-2007; followed by an address by Aidan Punch
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)The journals of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland provide a remarkable record of both the events and the ideas of the past 160 years. They relate mainly to Ireland but they reflect the views and enthusiasms ... -
The law and the lunatic
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1886)Dr. Sigerson, having given an historical sketch of the subject, noted recent cases of abuse under the present system, and made a detailed analysis of the Lord Chancellor's Bill, proceeded as follows :? It must be borne ... -
The law of divorce in Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1887)In this paper I have no intention of raising the question whether there should be conferred on the court in Ireland any such power to dissolve marriages as is exercised by the Divorce Court in England. Leaving, however, ... -
The Law of Judgments and the jurisdiction of the sheriff in selling land, considered with reference to the complaints of the County Down people on the subject: (1) That the Law of Judgments operates unequally and harshly on leasehold interests and upon yearly tenancies, (2) That the jurisdiction of the sheriff in selling leasehold and yearly tenancies under the writ of ?fieri facias? is burdensome and oppressive, (3) That the creditor who involves the tenant in the heaviest law costs can get an unjust priority over other creditors, (4) That the judgment creditor can in many cases confiscate the rights of the widowed mother and the younger brothers and sisters of the tenant, (5) That sales by ?fieri facias? is a new procedure that has sprung out of the Land Act
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1875)The Law of Judgments and the jurisdiction of the sheriff in selling land, considered with reference to the complaints of the County Down people on the subject: (1) that the Law of Judgments operates unequally and harshly ... -
The law of marriage in its bearing on morality
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1882)Both Church and State have the highest reasons for endeavouring to regulate the laws and customs regarding marriage as it is so intimately connected with morality and property. In all Christian times those who had the ... -
The Law of Property Act, 1922
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1923)I propose to give you this afternoon a brief and very imperfect sketch of the changes made in the English Law of Real Property by the Law of Property Act, 1922. When I tell you that the Act traverses the whole field of ... -
The laws relating to the transfer of land in Ireland and in England and Wales compared, especially with reference to (1) the extension of Lord Cairns's Land Transfer Act of 1875 to Ireland; and (2) the small use made of the Bright clauses of the Irish Land Act of 1870
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1877)The defective state of the law as to the transfer of land in Ireland was brought before this Society some thirty years ago. Since then great legislative progress has been made in removing defects. The Incumbered Estates ... -
The laws, according to which a depreciation of the precious metals consequent upon an increase of supply takes place, considered in connection with the recent gold discoveries
(Dublin Statistical Society, 1859)It appears to me, however, that misconceptions respecting the influence of an increased supply of gold upon its value and upon general prices are by no means confined to the class who could be misled by such fallacies, ... -
Laws: constitution of the Society
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1891)Constitution of the Society and rules -
The Leaving Certificate and first year university performance
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1979)The manner in which students are admitted for third level education and in particular the points system have become matters of increasing public controversy in recent years. While the subject is understandably emotive, a ... -
Lecture on an international code of commerce morally and judicially considered
(Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)The purpose and end of all social inquiries is to connect abstract theories with the practical business of life; to discover that link by which the conception of an idea may be joined to its realization, and to analyse, ... -
Lecture on an international code of commerce morally and judicially considered
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1851)The purpose and end of all social inquiries is to connect abstract theories with the practical business of life; to discover that link by which the conception of an idea may be joined to its realization, and to analyse, ... -
Legal aid for poor persons
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1931)At the annual meeting of the English Bar held on the 11th February, 1928, a discussion arose on the question of legal aid to poor persons, and the Attorney-General, Sir Douglas Hogg (now Lord Hailsham) said, in winding ...