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Legal Theory Lexicon: Adjudicative Facts versus Legislative Facts Introduction Facts are important to the outcome of legal disputes. One of the things that law students may notice is that there are different kinds of factual disputes that arise in legal proceedings. Some factual disputes are…

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Knight, "Declaratory remedies in judicial review and the prudential exercise of power". papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history. Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.

Thanks to @jdamh.bsky.social & @aoifemod.bsky.social for a fascinating discussion of secrets and revelation in international law, chaired by our own Christiane Ahlborn, and comments from @mikebecker.bsky.social, @pearceclancy.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social & ors

Huge thanks to @lsolum.bsky.social for ‘highly recommending’ my paper on living constitutionalism now available on SSRN. That’s made my day! The paper is part of a new Research Handbook on Constitutional Interpretation out now with Edward Elgar.

Congratulations to @tricondublin.bsky.social Director Prof @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social on winning the Inner Temple (Main Author) Book Prize 2025, awarded triennially as a ‘major prize for outstanding authorship’.

We're thrilled to announce the relaunch of I•CONnect, the official blog of the International Society of Public Law! Discover a fresh new design & an expanded global team of scholars bringing you cutting-edge constitutional & public law insights. 🔗 www.iconnectblog.com

Introduction Facts are important to the outcome of legal disputes. One of the things that law students may notice is that there are different kinds of factual disputes that arise in legal proceedings. Some factual disputes are about events, occurrences, and transactions that are mostly relevant to the particular dispute--the civil action or the criminal prosecution. Other facts are more general and bear on questions about what the law is or should be--and not what happened in a particular case.

"The Keeper of the Bees" is a beautifully illustrated book on folktales about bees and beekeeping 🐝 💻️: https://tinyurl.com/2n9z96eu #bees #beekeeping #folktales

Kavanagh on Living Collaborative Constitutionalism Aileen Kavanagh (Trinity College (Dublin)) has posted The Living Constitution in Collaborative Context on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this paper, I argue that living constitutionalism (i.e. a dynamic form of constitutional interpretation where…

Overjoyed that my book The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.cambridge.org has won The Inner Temple Main Author Book Prize 2025! Great to celebrate with my fellow finalists Sean Coyle, Liron Schmilovitz & @vmantouvalou.bsky.social & the New Author winner Brooke Marshall.

Aileen Kavanagh (Trinity College (Dublin)) has posted The Living Constitution in Collaborative Context on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this paper, I argue that living constitutionalism (i.e. a dynamic form of constitutional interpretation where courts develop, update, and change constitutional meaning over time) is both constitutionally legitimate and normatively desirable. In doing so, however, I emphasise that the legitimacy of living constitutionalism depends crucially on the limits of dynamic judicial interpretation.