Care referendum unlikely to lead to justiciable rights – academic

The public will vote on Friday on proposals to change the constitution about the meaning of family and the role of women (Brian Lawless/PA)

The proposed referenda wording on care is unlikely to lead to the creation of any justiciable rights, while the proposed family amendment will result in “modest changes”, an academic has said.

Dr Eoin Daly, a lecturer in the School of Law in the University of Galway, said the referendum on care is more of a “symbolic statement” of what the state values.