UK Constitutional Law Association

Tag: American Supreme Court

  • Douglas Edlin: Executing the Laws

    Lethal Force and Legal Process According to Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution, the President of the United States must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”  In a speech delivered earlier this month, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States, offered a legal defense of actions taken by the…

  • Christopher McCrudden: Comparing the European Court of Human Rights and the United States Supreme Court

    An historic first formal meeting of the United States Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights took place on Thursday, March 1 in Washington DC, with participation from judges and administrators from both courts. Although most of the sessions were closed, somewhat to the irritation of the Washington Post, the first session, held…