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Veronika Fikfak and Hayley J. Hooper: Whither the War Powers Convention? What Next for Parliamentary Control of Armed Conflict after Syria?

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A. Introduction and Background On Friday 13 April 2018 the Royal Air Force participated in air strikes (together […]

Constitutional Law Group April 20, 2018 International law, UK government, UK Parliament

Colin Harvey and Daniel Holder: The Great Repeal Bill and the Good Friday Agreement – Cementing a Stalemate or Constitutional Collision Course?

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Introduction – a perfect storm? As predicted, Brexit is proving to be profoundly destabilising for the peace process […]

Constitutional Law Group June 6, 2017 Devolution, Northern Ireland, UK government

Lea Raible and Leah Trueblood: The Swiss System of Referendums and the Impossibility of Direct Democracy

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The referendums in the United Kingdom of 2011, 2014, and 2016 have sparked a debate about the merits […]

Constitutional Law Group April 4, 2017 Comparative law, Constitutional reform, Scotland

Joe Atkinson: Parliamentary Intent and the Sewel Convention as a Legislatively Entrenched Political Convention

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One interesting finding in Miller is that it appears to recognise the Sewel Convention as a new form […]

Constitutional Law Group February 10, 2017 Devolution, Europe, European Union, Judicial review, Scotland, UK Parliament

Eugenio Velasco and Conor Crummey: The Reading of Section 28(8) of the Scotland Act 1998 as a Political Convention in Miller

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The holding of the majority in Miller that section 28(8) of the Scotland Act 1998, which  echoes the […]

Constitutional Law Group February 3, 2017 Europe, European Union, Judicial review, UK government, UK Parliament

Robert Brett Taylor: Constitutional Conventions, Article 50 and Brexit

Following the result of the referendum on British membership of the European Union, constitutional commentators have been embroiled […]

Constitutional Law Group July 15, 2016 Europe, European Union, UK government, UK Parliament

Sébastien Grammond: Canadian Constitutional Jurisprudence and the Brexit Process

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Canadian constitutional jurisprudence might, perhaps unexpectedly, shed some light on the process set in motion by the referendum […]

Constitutional Law Group July 12, 2016 Canada, Comparative law, Europe, European Union, Northern Ireland, Scotland

Leah Trueblood: Referendums, Compromise, and Ratification

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Resolving any political question requires compromise. This is as true for constitutional questions as it is for questions […]

Constitutional Law Group July 5, 2016 Canada, Constitutional change, Europe, European Union, Scotland

Eoin Carolan: Some Lessons from Ireland’s Marriage Referendum?

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Almost six months after being popularly endorsed in a widely publicised referendum, Ireland’s first same-sex marriages took place […]

Constitutional Law Group December 8, 2015 Comparative law, Constitutional change, Ireland

Veronika Fikfak: Voting on Military Action in Syria

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Next week Members of Parliament will debate and vote on whether to support the Government’s proposal to extend […]

Constitutional Law Group November 28, 2015 International law, UK government, UK Parliament

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