The era of Conservative Party government from 2015–2024 was one of great constitutional turmoil in the United Kingdom. […]
Parliamentary sovereignty
In a series of posts on this blog, the legal historian Sanjit Nagi has outlined both a history […]
Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that […]
In Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer [2024] UKSC 12 (Mercer), the Supreme Court was […]
The recent general election saw the Labour Party being elected with a majority of 171 seats in Parliament. […]
Introduction Recently Texas governor Gregg Abbott openly defied the federal government over migration control. Echoing ‘the secessionist rhetoric’ […]
Joanna Cherry KC MP has suggested (here and in parliament), somewhat indirectly, that the nobile officium of the […]
In a recent comment on the Government’s Rwanda Bill and on speculations about an unprecedented strike down by […]
Last week the Supreme Court (in R (AAA) v Home Secretary) found the UK government’s policy to send […]
To many, ouster clauses represent a conflict between, on the one hand, the will of a sovereign Parliament […]
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