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 […]
Stefan Theil: Missing the Forest for the Trees – Deficits in Doctrinal Methods and How Data Can Help
Introduction Law and legal scholarship have a problem: a problem with digesting and analysing the sheer volume of […]
Recently, online debates have emerged about the usefulness of the website TheyWorkForYou (TWFY), a tool which provides people […]
The Novak Djokovic saga, which eventually resulted in the world number one male tennis player’s deportation from Australia, […]
Does the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over donations to Members of Parliament extend to members […]
Call for papers – Surveillance, Democracy, and the Rule of Law Thursday 9 – Friday 10 June 2022 The […]
In a recent post published on the UKCLA blog, I argued that impeachment could serve a purpose in […]
Following a year-long inquiry into the future governance of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords Constitution Committee […]
The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group published its first annual report in 2021. It described the UK Government as ‘set […]
This post completes my analysis of the Government’s Proposals for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998, following […]
The Government explains its Proposals in its Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill Of Rights: A consultation […]
Introduction The Nationality and Borders Bill (NABB) proposes controversial amendments to the UK’s citizenship deprivation power under s. […]
Henry Dundas, the first Viscount Melville (1742-1811), holds an infamous place in British constitutional history: he was the […]
Section 2 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) requires that domestic courts “take into account” relevant Strasbourg case […]
Many diverse issues have been raised, and diverse perspectives aired, in the Australian and international public square, over […]
‘Who runs the House?’ While most people were watching the Johnson government stumble from one crisis to another […]
Introduction In light of the ongoing migration issues, the UK’s government set out to reform the immigration system […]
The Conservative Party has opposed the HRA root and branch ever since its enactment. Manifesto commitments to overhaul […]
No, this is not a paper on covid rule-breaking by UK ministers. Instead it analyses the judgment of […]
The UKCLA blog will close for the Christmas period from 23rd December 2021 and will re-open for posts […]
UKCLA Annual General Meeting 19th January 2022 The UKCLA Annual General Meeting will be held at 4 pm […]
Clause 67 of the Nationalities and Borders Bill provides that any legal effects derived from the retained EU Trafficking Directive which are […]
This time last year, the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was ping-ponging between the Commons and Lords. […]
Later today the House of Commons will consider the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and events) (England) Regulations […]
Dualism is considered a staple characteristic of the UK’s constitutional order. Recognised as a necessary derivative of the […]
On 9 December at 6.00pm, the British Academy and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law will co-host a livestreamed discussion on ‘The […]
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the United Kingdom’s Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) […]
On 22 November 2021, after more than two months of talks, the Welsh Labour Government and Plaid Cymru published the […]
Could Parliament pass a law that all blue-eyed babies be murdered? This was the hypothetical question posed by […]
The new prospective-only quashing order reform proposed by clause 1(1)(29A)(1)(b) of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill 2021 implicates […]
Getting Published in Public Law – 8 December 2021 The Convenors of the Public Law Section of the […]
With the UK in the midst of its latest political corruption crisis, the question of the (in)adequacy of […]
