Judicial Review
dʒuːˈdɪʃəl rɪˈvjuː / joo-DISH-ul ree-VIEW
Judicial review is a High Court procedure used to examine whether a public authority or state body acted lawfully, fairly, and within its legal powers.
Origin
From Latin judicialis (“relating to judgment”) and French revue (“inspection” or “review”).
Definition
Judicial review is a legal procedure where the Irish High Court examines whether a public body, government department, tribunal, or state authority acted lawfully and fairly.
It does not usually decide whether the decision itself was correct, but rather whether proper procedures and legal principles were followed.
Judicial review is commonly used in immigration, planning permission, public procurement, and administrative law matters.
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