Editing Charles Haughey (section)

===Minister for Justice===
When Traynor retired in 1961, Haughey succeeded him as [[Minister for Justice (Ireland)|Minister for Justice]]. As such, he initiated an extensive scale of legislative reforms. He introduced new legislation including the Adoption Act 1964; the Succession Act 1965, which protected the inheritance rights of wives and children;<ref name=it-8>[http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/haughey/ITstories/story8.htm  'Irish solutions for Irish problems'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107212106/http://www.irishtimes.com/focus/haughey/ITstories/story8.htm |date=7 November 2010 }} – ''The Irish Times'' obituary.</ref> the Criminal Justice Act 1964, which severely restricted the application of [[Capital punishment in Ireland|capital punishment]]; and the Extradition Act 1965, which virtually prevented extradition for IRA offences. Haughey also introduced the Special Military Courts which helped to defeat the [[Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)|Irish Republican Army]]'s [[border campaign (Irish Republican Army)|border campaign]].<ref name=it-3/>