Until 2022, calling for the abolition of the monarchy may still have been a form of treason in […]
Human Rights Act 1998
The Constitution Committee has released its report on the Illegal Migration Bill 2022-23. The Committee raises a number […]
On 10 March, Lord Sales delivered the Cambridge Freshfields Annual Law Lecture on the topic of ‘constitutional values […]
Last week Liz Truss’s cabinet decided to shelve the proposed British Bill of Rights. Quite a lot has […]
Clause 14 of the Bill of Rights Bill, currently progressing through the UK parliament, introduces a total ban […]
This post completes my analysis of the Government’s Proposals for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998, following […]
The Government explains its Proposals in its Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill Of Rights: A consultation […]
The Conservative Party has opposed the HRA root and branch ever since its enactment. Manifesto commitments to overhaul […]
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the United Kingdom’s Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) […]
Parliamentary sovereignty has traditionally been understood to mean that Parliament is free to enact legislation on any area […]