It is not surprising or new that the executive plays institutional chess with the courts. Judicial review, though […]
The ‘Bill of Rights Bill’, repealing and replacing the Human Rights Act, has already attracted significant criticism. This […]
On 16 July 2022, the House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (CFSC) issued its Second Report on […]
A Scottish Minister, when introducing a Bill into the Scottish Parliament, is required by section 31(1) of the […]
Annual Holiday The UKCLA blog will take its annual holiday over August, from Monday 1 August, returning on […]
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization should have given pause to supporters of vague […]
On 28 June 2022 the First Minister provided an update to the Scottish Parliament on the Scottish Government’s route […]
Today marks the publication of my book on The Constitutional Legitimacy of Law Officers in the United Kingdom, which […]
Empirical research into judicial review has recently started to draw attention, as Brian Christopher Jones points out in his […]
Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (“HRA”) is one of the central features of our current human […]
In the aftermath of the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization attention has turned to whether […]
The dominant narrative in the discussion over judicial review—and especially in relation to judicial overreach—focuses on major cases, […]
Constitutional bombshells do not come along very often, most change is incremental and piecemeal – or at least […]
The relationship between the Scotland Act 1998 (“the SA”), Convention rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the […]
On 28 June 2022, the Scottish First Minister announced that the Lord Advocate had made a reference to the UK […]
The UK’s territorial constitution is, at present, under a great deal of pressure. Those familiar with one force […]
Introduction On Friday 24th June 2022, in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) overruled the right to […]
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has set out the ‘next steps’ in the campaign for Scotland’s independence, including […]
On an orthodox approach, legislation of the UK Parliament is interpreted by courts, but not reviewed by them […]
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill continues its progression in Parliament, having initially been introduced in the […]
The Bill of Rights Bill is framed by the Government as necessary to ensure ‘meaningful democratic oversight’ of […]
The discussion about the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is not new. Back in 2020, in the Internal Market […]
The State of the Constitution: UCL Constitution Unit Conference 2022 Wednesday 22 June 1:30pm to Thursday 23 June […]
The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, designed to set out the legal parameters of the withdrawal of […]
Undoing Devolution by the Back Door? The Implications of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 Date: Monday, […]
The Times recently (11 May 2022) reported that the Attorney General, Suella Braverman, had received, and given, legal […]
Book Launch: Stephen Tierney, The Federal Contract: A Constitutional Theory of Federalism The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies […]
UKCLA / Devolution Club Annual Event – 6th June 2022 The Italian Cultural Institute, the Devolution Club and […]
The Elections Act 2022 – finally law after a long and contentious development in the Commons and the […]
Symposium in Honour of Prof Ian Leigh Following a long and distinguished career, Professor Ian Leigh retired from […]
The current Prime Minister’s long running battle with the Seven Principles of Public Life continues to gather pace. […]
ICON-S GBIE: The Constitutional Architecture of these Islands The ICON-S GBIE conference on The Constitutional Architecture of these Islands will […]
Challenging inaccurate decisions of public authorities which fundamentally impact the life of the British public, could soon be […]
It is often thought trite that remedies in public law are the quintessential area where judges enjoy a […]
In a recent critical essay for the London Review of Books, Conor Gearty penned a wonderful, if provocative, […]
Addressing the extraterritorial application of the ECHR has emerged as one of the priorities in the UK Government’s […]
Editors’ note: Part One of this tribute to AW Bradley is available here. IV Shortly after Tony died, […]
I Tony Bradley, one of the United Kingdom’s greatest constitutional and administrative lawyers, died peacefully at his home […]
Call for Guest Editors of Public Law’s Annual Themed Analysis Section The Editorial Committee of Public Law invites […]
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Craig v HM Advocate (for the Government of the United States […]
Undoing Devolution by the Back Door? The Implications of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 Monday 11 […]
The reaffirmation of the Gillick test by the Supreme Court Thirty five years after Gillick v West Norfolk and […]
UKCLA Membership Renewal Dear UKCLA members, Thank you for your support in 2022. I would like to invite […]
Judicial review judgments possess multi-layered value. For the parties to a case, they are an authoritative record of […]
Access to justice is a fundamental right in the common law and an essential part of the rule […]
Last week the Supreme Court rendered the much-awaited judgment in R (PRCBC and O (by her litigation friend AO)) […]
On 31 January 2022, the second anniversary of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the UK government proposed a […]
The looming uncertainty around Johnson’s term in office is not just a perfect setting for political intrigue, but […]
Partygate could tear apart the UK government but, regardless of one’s political preferences, there have been some good […]
This piece considers two recent decisions – one by the Court of Appeal (“CA”): D4 v Secretary of […]
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