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Simon Karsunke: What comes next? The way forward on UK House of Lords reform
On 18 March 2026 the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill became the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026. Following one final vote on the evening of the 10th of March 2026 in the House of Lords , and after having offered additional life peer appointments to Conservative peers, the Labour government has succeeded…
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Call for Papers: UKCLA Early Career Workshop in Constitutional Law and Theory, University of Bristol
Bristol University’s Centre for European and Public Law (CEPL), and Liverpool University’s Public Law Unit are pleased to announce a one-day workshop for PhD candidates and early-career researchers working in constitutional law and theory. This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to present their research, receive constructive feedback from established scholars, and engage in…
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Conference: The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom
The public law team at the University of Manchester Law Department, in collaboration with the UK Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA), is holding a two-day conference on the topic of “The Future of Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom” on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 May 2026 in Manchester, United Kingdom. The conference has two key…
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Announcement: Judicial Dialogue – Backsliding of the Rule of Law
The Global South Network (GSN) invites you to the third judicial dialogue titled “Backsliding of the Rule of Law” to be held online on Monday, 16 March 2026, at 16:00 EET (14:00 BST), as part of the Global South Network (GSN) Judges Guest Lecture Series. The guest speaker will be the Honourable Justice Kari Kuusiniemi, President of the Supreme Administrative Court…
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Joel Hames and Emma-Jane Faulkner: Frustrating Liberty: Habeas Corpus, the Right to Trial, and Palestine Action Remand Prisoners
Introduction ‘It manifestly appeareth, that no man ought be imprisoned but for some certain cause: and these words, Ad subjiciend’ Et recipiend, prove that cause must be shewed: for otherwise how can the Court take order therein according to Law’ (Edward Coke, The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England). These are…
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Mike Gordon: The Mandelson Scandal and the Prime Minister: Investigating a Breach of the Ministerial Code
The scandal erupting in relation to the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with the multi-millionaire convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison awaiting trial for a litany of further sex trafficking offences, has become one of the biggest in modern British political history. Having been sacked from his post as US…
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Announcement: UKCLA Blog Editorial Team
Professor Mike Gordon is stepping down as one of the editors of the UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, having served in the role for the last six years. Se-shauna and I would like to thank Mike very much indeed both for bringing us on board and for his work on the blog both before and…
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Conference Announcement & Call for Papers: ‘The Legacy of Brexit and the Changing Political Landscape’
Dates: Thursday 25th June – Friday 26th June 2026 Location: University of Worcester, UK. The co-convenors of the Society of Legal Scholars Public Law section are delighted to announce a two-day, in-person conference at the University of Worcester. The conference, which is supported by the Society of Legal Scholars Subject Section Fund, will explore the…
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Anurag Deb, Colin Murray and Gabriel Tan: Legacy Issues: In re Secretary of State for Northern Ireland [2025] UKSC 47
Introduction It is a rare case where the UK Government initiates a judicial review against an independent public body. The Thompson case is just such a case. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland intervened in an inquest process to attempt to prevent information about the murder of Liam Paul Thompson by the UDA in…
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Call for papers: Economic Aspects of the Constitution
Proposals are sought for papers for a workshop on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The workshop, which will take place on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 April 2026 at the University of Glasgow, is funded by the Society of Legal Scholars and the University of Glasgow School of Law. The workshop seeks to explore those…