Introduction The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (‘CCA’) is, from a constitutional perspective, a fairly ...

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The United Kingdom Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA) is the UK’s national body of constitutional law scholars affiliated to the International Association of Constitutional Law. Its object is t… ...

It is a well-understood principle that a judicial review court traditionally forbears from granting coercive orders against public authorities on ...

Tom Adams: Royal Consent and Hidden Power The requirement of Royal Assent for bills which have passed through our democratic institutions is well known. Those […] Constitutional Law Group January 26, ...

Posts about Parliamentary sovereignty written by UKCLAIntroduction: The Supreme Court’s Textual Fidelity The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) recently issued its unanimous judgment which found the draft ...

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Conservative politicians in the UK and the US are making headlines for regulatory efforts targeting core free speech principles under the guise of protecting members of the public from harm. Four days ...

In his recent annual lecture to the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association, Lord Carnwath spoke to the title: “From judicial outrage to sliding scales—where next for Wednesbury?” In ...

Quite a stir has been generated by the decision of a Dutch court to make a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the issue of the EU citizenship rights of UK nationals post-Brexit ...

In a report published on 11 May, the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (“SLSC”) drew attention to a constitutional issue of considerable interest and novelty. The SLSC drew the ...