Not thinking straight? A critical discourse analysis of the 2006 Irish High Court ruling in Zappone and Gilligan v. Revenue Commissioners and Attorney General

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dc.contributor.advisorLeane, Máireen
dc.contributor.advisorO'Riordan, Jacquien
dc.contributor.authorMullins, Jackie (Gertrude Jacqueline)
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-16T08:46:38Z
dc.date.available2014-05-17T04:00:04Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.description.abstractThe recognition and protection of constitutional rights is a fundamental precept. In Ireland, the right to marry is provided for in the equality provisions of Article 40 of the Irish Constitution (1937). However, lesbians and gay men are denied the right to marry in Ireland. The ‘last word’ on this issue came into being in the High Court in 2006, when Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan sought, but failed, to have their Canadian marriage recognised in Ireland. My thesis centres on this constitutional court ruling. So as to contextualise the pursuit of marriage equality in Ireland, I provide details of the Irish trajectory vis-à-vis relationship and family recognition for same-sex couples. In Chapter One, I discuss the methodological orientation of my research, which derives from a critical perspective. Chapter Two denotes my theorisation of the principle of equality and the concept of difference. In Chapter Three, I discuss the history of the institution of marriage in the West with its legislative underpinning. Marriage also has a constitutional underpinning in Ireland, which derives from Article 41 of our Constitution. In Chapter Four, I discuss ways in which marriage and family were conceptualised in Ireland, by looking at historical controversies surrounding the legalisation of contraception and divorce. Chapter Five denotes a Critical Discourse Analysis of the High Court ruling in Zappone and Gilligan. In Chapter Six, I critique text from three genres of discourse, i.e. ‘Letters to the Editor’ regarding same-sex marriage in Ireland, communication from legislators vis-à-vis the 2004 legislative impediment to same-sex marriage in Ireland, and parliamentary debates surrounding the 2010 enactment of civil partnership legislation in Ireland. I conclude my research by reflecting on my methodological and theoretical considerations with a view to answering my research questions. Author’s Update: Following the outcome of the 2015 constitutional referendum vis-à-vis Article 41, marriage equality has been realised in Ireland.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity College Cork (William Thompson Scholarship, Applied Social Studies, UCC)en
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dc.identifier.citationMullins, J. 2013. Not thinking straight? A critical discourse analysis of the 2006 Irish High Court ruling in Zappone and Gilligan v. Revenue Commissioners and Attorney General. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/1128
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dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://library.ucc.ie/record=b2073900
dc.rights© 2013, Jackie Mullinsen
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dc.subjectZappone and Gilliganen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectIrish Constitution, 1937en
dc.subjectCivil Registration Act, 2004en
dc.subjectEqualityen
dc.subjectCritical discourse analysisen
dc.subjectMarriage equalityen
dc.subjectSame sex marriageen
dc.subject.lcshSame-sex marriage--Law and legislation--Ireland.en
dc.subject.lcshGay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.--Ireland.en
dc.subject.lcshGilligan, Ann Louiseen
dc.subject.lcshZappone, Katherineen
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dc.titleNot thinking straight? A critical discourse analysis of the 2006 Irish High Court ruling in Zappone and Gilligan v. Revenue Commissioners and Attorney Generalen
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD (Arts)en
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