http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/92a61a641f42b941 https://verfassungsblog.de/rejecting-lip-service/ Rejecting Lip Service or Validating 1930s Family Values? - What The Irish No Vote to the Family and Care Referendums Tells Us About Directive Constitutional Values Harding, Maebh eng 2024-03-27 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional referendum Disability RIghts Familie Ireland Irland Verfassungsreferendum Women's Rights family Irland Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 8th March 2024, the Irish people rejected two separate constitutional referendums on family and care in an overwhelming no vote. These amendments aimed to update a conservative and gendered ideal of family found in Article 41. The family and care referendums involved more abstract statements of directive constitutional values. The result of the referendums is a win for voter confusion, anger towards the government and the NoNo campaign. It is also a loss for political constitutionalism.