Legislatures are confronted with highly complex issues which require legal advice. Much of this work is done by […]
Category Archive: European Union
In the film ‘Gladiator’ an epic and brutal battle scene at the beginning is followed by the Emperor’s […]
Introductory Litigation about Brexit continues to throw light on constitutional principles, both new and well-established. In the case […]
In a previous post, I have argued that the recent decision of the Italian President of the Republic, […]
This post will focus on the constitutional issues arising from the debate on the ‘meaningful vote’. There have […]
This post considers whether it is a convention of the British constitution that Parliament cannot direct the executive […]
Jack Simson Caird: Parliament’s Right to a ‘Meaningful Vote’: Amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
On Tuesday 12 June 2018, the Government will ask the House of Commons to reject the Lords’ meaningful […]
This week’s announcements are below. ~~~ WG Hart Workshop 2018: Building a 21st Century Bill of Rights Date: […]
There is no shortage of stories on Italian institutional crises originated in the context of a parliamentary system […]
The recent string of Government defeats in the House of Lords over amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) […]
UK Constitutional Law Association 