The UKCLA Blog
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Dimitrios Kivotidis: Economic Analysis of the British Constitution: Preliminary Thoughts
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Whether one subscribes to the notion of the ‘ancient constitution’ or not, it is not the most controversial claim to make that the British constitution is one of the most resilient in the world, originating…
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Eleana Kasoulide: The Internal Administrative Law of Designing Digital Public Services
Digitalisation has become an inseparable aspect of delivering public services, inspiring conversations around the impacts of digitalisation on citizens and of what it means for states to transition into being e-governments. Despite these ongoing discussions a largely overlooked topic is the process by which digital public services are designed and delivered in the first place.…
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Alistair Mills: The Interpretation of Policy and the Proscription of Palestine Action
As is well known, the group “Palestine Action” has been subject to proscription by the Home Secretary under the Terrorism Act 2000. The Court of Appeal has recently handed down judgment in litigation challenging the designation: Secretary of State for the Home Department v R (Huda Ammori) [2026] EWCA Civ 721. The Divisional Court had…
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Call for Papers: Keele Law Review.
The Keele Law Review is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its 7th volume (2027) on the theme of ‘Private Power, Democracy, and Human Rights’. The increasing concentration of private economic and technological power raises profound questions for democratic governance, constitutionalism, accountability, and the protection of human rights. Multinational corporations, digital platforms, financial actors, and…
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Francesca Jackson: Princesses, the Privy Purse, and Parliament: Constitutional Issues Raised by the Royal Residences Report
Following the release of the Report by the National Audit Office (‘NAO’) (‘the Report’) on royal residences, it has emerged that King Charles pays the rent on properties occupied by his nieces, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The properties are provided through The Royal Household, thus it is presumed that Charles pays the rent to The Household…
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Andrew Woodhouse: Power Failure – Electricity Nationalisation and The Erosion of the Public Corporation’s “Three Freedoms” (1947-1967)
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. In 1966, as England won their last men’s football World Cup, the Observer noted that the win would offer some relief from the “economic gloom” pervading the country. Public sector wages were frozen,…
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Paul F Scott: Economic Security and the NSIA 2021
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Introduction Section 12 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the statute which made ‘closed material procedures’ available in civil proceedings generally, requires the Secretary of State to prepare an annual report which…
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Sara Closs-Davies, Dominic de Cogan and Amy Lawton: Devolving Power, Dividing Outcomes – The Social Consequences of UK Fiscal Devolution
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Fiscal devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) is often examined through a technical lens. Yet some of its most significant implications and impacts are social. Tax devolution was introduced with the implicit promise…
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Adrian Kreutz: Dualism, Constitutional Conservatism, and Politically Sensitive Judicial Review
1. Introduction Recent public law cases concerning dualism––the operative divide between international and domestic jurisprudence––have prompted renewed debate about the constitutional role of judicial review in the United Kingdom. At first glance, decisions such as R (FDA) v Minister for Cabinet Office [2024] EWHC 1729 (Admin); and R (Al Haq) v Secretary of State for…