In late February 2023, King Charles found himself embroiled in controversy for hosting Ursula von der Leyen, the President of […]
The Bill of Rights Bill which is currently before Parliament aims, at least in some respects, to weaken the link […]
Under the EU settlement scheme, millions of EU, EEA and Swiss nationals have been granted “digital-only” immigration status. […]
The Illegal Migration Bill published on 7th March 2023 is one of the very few Bills in over 20 […]
Event 1: Judicial Independence in Africa – One Day Hybrid Conference (University of Leicester) The Global South Network […]
On 23 May 2023, the Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research at Birmingham Law School will hold a […]
Kacper Majewski has written an excellent, thought-provoking, piece on the subject of constitutional statutes, in light of the Re Allister UK Supreme Court […]
Constitutional democracies around the world are in distress. Internal and external factors are putting pressure – and often […]
The Editorial Committee of Public Law invites Guest Editors to submit proposals for a themed set of ‘analysis’ papers to […]
The disappearance of hundreds of asylum seeking children out of Home Office run hotels is an issue of […]
On 8 February, the Supreme Court handed down its unanimous judgment in Re Allister [2023] UKSC 5. What follows is […]
Call for abstracts Socio-Legal Studies Association Seminar We are pleased to invite abstracts for a Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) seminar […]
The townland of Carrickmore in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland is the ancestral home of legendary Nirvana frontman […]
Back in early 2013 I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on the role of law and politics in the […]
Introduction On the 7 December 2022, the judgment of the UK Supreme Court in the Reference by the Attorney […]
With the publication of Labour’s Commission on the UK’s Future it is worth contrasting the approach that Gordon […]
This post examines the High Court’s December ruling on the lawfulness of the UK Government’s Rwanda scheme. The […]
Background to Inquiry on Role of Law Officers The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the UK government’s […]
Call for Papers from PGR Students On 23 May 2023, the Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research at […]
The Brown Commission has recommended replacing the House of Lords with an elected Assembly of the Nations and Regions of […]
One of the key recommendations of the Brown Commission is to replace the House of Lords with an […]
Dear UKCLA members, Thank you for your support in 2022. I would like to invite all members to […]
Call for Abstracts Law and legal scholarship have a problem digesting the sheer volume of decisions reached every […]
Professor Alison Young is stepping down as one of the editors of the UKCLA blog as of January […]
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Event – ‘The Form of Legislation and the Rule of Law’ […]
Governance reform in small jurisdictions: challenges and opportunities January 17th 2023, 1-4pm (lunch served from 12pm) Centre for […]
This is a reminder that the UKCLA Annual General Meeting will be held in person at 1.30pm on […]
Yesterday, the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was heard at Stage 3. If it receives royal assent, it […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court’s Textual Fidelity The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) recently issued its unanimous judgment which found the draft Scottish […]
The UKCLA Annual General Meeting will be held in person at 1.30pm on the 18th of January 2023 […]
The Brown Commission’s report on the future of the Union has already sparked a lively debate. In a […]
The UKCLA blog will close for the Christmas break on Tuesday 20th December 2022 and will re-open for […]
The Labour Party’s Commission on the UK’s Future has published a report making some bold proposals for constitutional […]
Adam Tucker: Entrenchment, Parliamentary Sovereignty, and the Limited Radicalism of the Brown Report
The publication of the Report of the Commission on the UK’s Future is attracting widespread attention. The centrepiece of its constitutional […]
Dear UKCLA members, Thank you to all members who have renewed their membership for this year. Ahead of […]
Editors’ note: The Public Law Current Survey was originally published in Public Law and is reprinted here with the generous […]
On Monday, the Labour Party published the report of the Commission on the UK’s Future, chaired by Gordon […]
Earlier this year, in a Divisional Court judgment that garnered much attention from public lawyers, the Home Office […]
This blog addresses a paradox: why is it that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the […]
SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (SLSA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, from 4 to 6 April 2023 SECTION: CONSTITUTIONALISM IN […]
It has become increasingly popular to include what I term a ‘super-enabling clause’ in primary legislation. It is […]
At paras 56-57 of their judgment, the court in Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues ([2022] UKSC 31) […]
Only a few short months on from the passing of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) […]
The resurrected Bill of Rights Bill (BoRB) shows that the government is continuing to grasp at the wrong […]
*Editors’ note: This post is part of a series on ‘The Human Rights Act After 22 Years’, following […]
*Editors’ note: This post is part of a series on ‘The Human Rights Act After 22 Years’, following […]
*Editors’ note: this post is part of a series on ‘The Human Rights Act After 22 Years’, following […]
At the end of June, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out the Scottish Government’s roadmap for a […]
*Editors’ note: This post is part of a series on ‘The Human Rights Act After 22 Years’, following […]
*Editors’ note: this post is part of a series on ‘The Human Rights Act After 22 Years’, following […]
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