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Sara Closs-Davies, Dominic de Cogan and Amy Lawton: Devolving Power, Dividing Outcomes – The Social Consequences of UK Fiscal Devolution ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/06/10/s...
This post is part of a series on ‘Economic Aspects of the Constitution’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Fiscal devolution in the United Kingdom (UK) is often examined through…
A great opportunity for anyone interested in teaching an animal rights law course or module.
Such an inspiring second Hersch Lauterpacht Lecture by @ox.ac.uk @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social Prof Dapo Akande @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
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Ismailov v Foreign Secretary: Constitutional revisionism and the principle of legality
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In his judgment in Ismailov v Foreign Secretary, Saini J appears to endorse two incompatible views of the principle of legality. One of those views reconfigures a principle that has traditionally b…
The gutting of the principle of legality – part of a much wider trend of constitutional regression in the senior courts' case law – continues apace. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...
My blog, www.publiclawforeveryone.com, now features "Not by AI" badging. For more information on the Not by AI initiative, see: notbyai.fyi/not-by-ai-90....
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UK Constitutional Law Association
Raffael Fasel
New post: Does the Prime Minister have to be an MP?
publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/05/14/d...
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The Prime Minister as an MP: A postscript on historical precedent and constitutional convention
publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/05/26/t...
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From Chişinău to Makerfield: The Labour Party, populism and the politics of triangulation
publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/05/18/f...
Markus W. Gehring
Mark Elliott
Interested in our Law Lecturers’ Workshop in Croatia? There is still time to apply!
This Workshop will be taught in English by Dr Sean Butler (Fellow, @st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk) and Dr @raffaelfasel.bsky.social (Assistant Professor in Public Law, @cam.ac.uk; Fellow, @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social). (1/4)
Mark Elliott
Mark Elliott
In an earlier post, I addressed the question whether the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Commons. Here, I reflect briefly on some interesting points that have been raised in respons…
The Chişinău Declaration, issued by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on 15 May 2026, is an attempt by signatory States to reframe how the European Convention on Human Rights affects n…
Uncertainty about the position of the Prime Minister has raised the question whether Andy Burnham, currently the Mayor of Greater Manchester, might return to the House of Commons in order to challe…
