Tag: general election
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Helen Fenwick: The Conservative stance in the 2015 election on the UK’s relationship with the Strasbourg Court and its jurisprudence – bluff, exit strategy or compromise on both sides? (Part I)
This is the first in a two-part contribution. Part II is available here. Introduction – manifesto watching The Conservative party is going into the 2015 General Election with a pledge to distance Britain from the Strasbourg Court (see here), which it’s expected will presumably appear in its manifesto. To that end it intends to repeal…
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Jo Murkens: A referendum on Britain’s EU membership is a sure fire way to encourage the breakup of the UK
David Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on the UK’s EU membership if his Conservative party wins a majority at the British general election in May. Jo Murkens writes on the impact an EU referendum would have on the UK’s place in Europe and on the UK as a whole. He argues that the…
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Call for papers: Debating the Constitution after the General Election
UK Constitutional Law Association Conference Debating the Constitution after the General Election 24 June 2015 – University of Manchester On Wednesday 24 June 2015, the UKCLA will be hosting a conference at the University of Manchester. The aim of the conference is to provide an informal forum to engage in debate on topical constitutional…