@RogerMasterman (@durhamlawschool) and @CRGMurray (@NCLLawSchool). Authors of Constitutional and Administrative Law (CUP), 3rd ed, 2022.
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We have space in the January 2025 issue of @PL_PublicLaw for short analysis pieces. These may, for example, discuss recent developments, identify noteworthy trends, float or discuss new concepts or ideas, or simply deal with issues that don’t require a full-length article.
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The most savvy group of political actors in the UK right now are England's footballers. Southgate has made a close study of how defeat in the 1970 World Cup QF undermined Wilson's election. Their plan to destroy Sunak: limp, uninspiring, to the last 16:
theguardian.com/football/blo…
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Throwing this out for the wisdom of the crowd. I've been trying to put together advice for folk in UK law schools going into their first REF. We're mid way through a cycle which features some major rule changes. What guidance would you give (if anything beyond "burn it down")?
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Thanks to @CRGMurray😉for reminding me to tweet about our *3 year* Career Development Fellowship in public law and human rights. Closing date 12 June. Please contact me if you want any further information.
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How did it get to be May already? Anyway, the closing date to apply to be our new book reviews editor is 17 May.
@PL_PublicLaw is looking for a new book reviews editor to join the Editorial Committee from our January 2025 issue. Details here: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/public… Queries and expressions of interest here: [email protected]
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Brexit gaslighting meets reality? Read how the UK Govt's downplaying of the rights obligations it assumed for NI under the Protocol/Windsor Framework tripped up its Legacy Act in the High Court and poses huge challenges for its immigration legislation:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2…
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When anyone says investigating the legacy of the NI conflict is expensive, a reminder from the Kenova report why doing so matters. We're looking to live in a liberal democracy, in which the state is responsible for upholding rights even amid conflict:
kenova.co.uk/Kenova%20Report…
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@PL_PublicLaw is looking for a new book reviews editor to join the Editorial Committee from our January 2025 issue. Details here: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/public… Queries and expressions of interest here: [email protected]
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We are thrilled to announce that the annual Public Law lecture is back. Prof Meg Russell, director of the @ConUnit_UCL, will ask "Should We Be Worried About the Decline of Parliamentary Scrutiny?" @DurhamLawSchool on 13 March 2024.
Registration at: bit.ly/3uDYgF1.
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New from me for the @DCU_Brexit_Inst
Blog on the resumption of power sharing after last week's UK Govt - DUP deal and on why the DUP need to approach the Stormont Brake with circumspection, or risk dancing to the TUV's tune:
dcubrexitinstitute.eu/2024/0…
Looks like this will be an exciting JR case on multiple strands (equality assessment of budgets and Art IX BoR 1689), just granted leave in the NI High Court:
1 The @ChildLawCentre action over budget setting in NI getting leave for JR remains vitally important even after Stormont's return. It shows why we can't return to indirect rule:
bailii.org/nie/cases/NIHC/KB…
Disclosure: I submitted an affidavit alongside the action (with @C_Fitz_)
Public lawyers, if you are too busy to pay attention to NI at the moment, you are missing some wild examples of just what government can do with a broad enabling power and a statutory instrument and a whole host of parliamentary sovereignty problems:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2…
Indirect rule - unaccountable governance - doesn't work, but the current UK Govt's inflexible stance where sovereignty is at issue means it cannot reconcile itself to the cooperation with Dublin that comes with direct rule for NI (even if it is essentially consultative):
As NI endures another interminable round of trying to restore power sharing, here's a new working paper on just what is broken and the various reforms which could be instituted to ensure that NI is more effectively governed when Stormont collapses:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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If there's a reason the prospective "sea border deal" isn't being published, it is down to trying to square these claims with parliamentary sovereignty. A law on trade access can be enacted, but there is nothing to stop a future UK Parl overwriting it:
rte.ie/news/analysis-and-com…
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Just advertised: Teaching Fellowship in Public Law/Human Rights @DurhamLawSchool: durham.taleo.net/careersecti…
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As Jeffrey Donaldson might be trying to lay the ground work for a boycott pivot, @EtainTannam and I contemplate the potential long-term significance of the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland, and how Unionist politicians might come to rely upon it:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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There's no magic about the autumn for bringing back Stormont, as I set out here, and all signs point to drift and grandstanding, with the people of Northern Ireland paying the price:
ukandeu.ac.uk/northern-irela…
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If you presented a paper at the SLS Public Law subject section or at ICON and are looking for a publication outlet, we would be happy to discuss whether it might be suitable for Public Law.
Submissions are on a rolling basis. We are currently filling the January 2024 issue. So if you have a piece which you think would be suitable for the journal, please get in touch: [email protected].
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You should ignore this article, it's about devastating budget cuts in NI and the invidious position of the NI Civil Service. That's what every national newspaper in IE and GB did when I pitched it. But thanks to the fab @fortnight50 team it will be out in print next week:
