Ireland has no set criminal code. Instead,criminal law is set out in a diverse range of statutes and court decisions. Crime is investigated by the police force, theGarda Síochána. Serious offences are prosecuted by theDirector of Public Prosecutions in the name of the People of Ireland, and are normally tried before ajury, although terrorist, and increasingly organised crime, trials are held in the jurylessSpecial Criminal Court.
All judges in Ireland are full-time and appointed from legally qualified and experiencedsolicitors andbarristers. There are neither laymagistrates nor elected judges.
TheCriminal Justice Act 2006 established aCriminal Law Codification Advisory Committee to advise and report on codification of Irish criminal law.[1]
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