Harbingers of the demise of sovereignty are not new. At least since Karl Marx prophesized the withering away […]
Parliamentary sovereignty
In two recent contributions to this blog, Professors Goldsworthy and Oliver have put forward two quite different bases […]
Imagine that Parliament has recently passed a provision authorising the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists. The […]
At the end of a long review of my book Parliamentary Sovereignty, Contemporary Debates (CUP, 2010, hereafter PS), […]
The European Union Act 2011 (EUA) is an unprecedented constitutional experiment. This post will outline the two main […]
It is a little over 6 weeks since the Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited ruling in Axa General […]
The UK constitution could be compared to Neurath’s ship. Unlike other countries, the UK cannot point to a […]