Political Reporter
Former High Court and Court of Appeal judge Michael Peart will chair the review of the Special Criminal Court.
The Special Criminal Court was set up in 1972 during the Troubles and hears cases involving terrorism and organised crime.
Governments have argued that it is necessary to combat intimidation of jurors.
The legislation underpinning the court is renewed every year in the Oireachtas.
Sinn Féin has always criticised the Special Criminal Court and has opposed the renewal of the legislation.
Last June, then justice minister Charlie Flanagan told the Dáil that the Department of Justice was undertaking a scoping exercise in order to bring forward proposals to review the legislation.