Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere and Andrew Geddis: The New Zealand Court of Appeal on Extradition to the PRC
The recent massive street demonstrations against a proposal to enable extradition of some criminal suspects from Hong Kong to mainland China (as well as Taiwan and Macau) have focused global … Continue reading
Richard Ekins: Reflections on Democracy’s Foundations
This is part of a series of posts in which Richard Ekins reflects upon Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures. You can find the first posts here, here and here. In his … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcement is below. ~~~ Constitutional Law Summer School Belfast, Northern Ireland 7-9 August 2019 You are invited to join the Attorney General and expert speakers in exploring … Continue reading
Richard Ekins: Constitutional Lessons from America
This is part of a series of posts in which Richard Ekins reflects upon Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures. You can find the first posts here and here. In his fourth … Continue reading
Sam Fowles: Can the Prime Minister Prorogue Parliament to Deliver a No Deal Brexit?
In recent days certain government backbenchers have proposed a new avenue to deliver a “no deal” Brexit. As Sir Edward Leigh put it: “There are only two choices … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcements include: Constitution Committee seeks new legal adviser, deadline for applications: 2 July 2019 Event Series: Global Law@City 2019 Research Dialogue Series Call for papers: ‘Constitutional interpretation … Continue reading
Richard Ekins: Human Rights and the Morality of Law
This is part of a series of posts in which Richard Ekins reflects upon Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures. You can find the first post here. In his third Reith lecture, … Continue reading
Graham Gee and Chris McCorkindale: The Political Constitution at 40
The constitution ‘is no more and no less than what happens’. So wrote Professor John Griffith in the 1978 Chorley Lecture, ‘The Political Constitution’, which was later republished in the … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcement is below. ~~~ Event: Foundational Concepts in Constitutional Theory, 10 – 12 July 2019 Despite the field of constitutional theory recently coming of age, there are … Continue reading
Eleni Frantziou: Administrative Formalities and Collective Disenfranchisement: The Situation of EU Citizens in the UK #DeniedaVote during the European Parliament Elections 2019
Political attention over the last few days has shifted towards the composition of the newly elected European Parliament, leaving largely to one side reports that EU citizens were denied a … Continue reading
