Elizabeth Adams: Prisoners’ Voting Rights: Case Closed?
On 6 December 2018, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe closed the supervision of the prisoners’ voting rights cases against the United Kingdom (UK) and adopted final … Continue reading
January 30, 2019 · 1 Comment
Alison Young: Towards an Expository Justice Approach to Human Rights Adudication?
The recent Supreme Court Case of R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2016] UKSC 56, appears at first glance to be a straightforward human rights claim. Lady Hale, … Continue reading
October 25, 2016 · 4 Comments
Mikolaj Barczentewicz: Limits of the Domestic Judicial Power to Disregard EU Law – Chester in Reverse
Domestic courts in the United Kingdom have a power (and a duty) to disregard EU law when it exceeds the scope of incorporation by the European Communities Act 1972. It … Continue reading
February 24, 2016 · 1 Comment
