The following article was first published by The Telegraph. Could the Supreme Court really strike down the Rwanda Bill? Former Attorney General Sir Geoffrey Cox appears to think so. In a letter to the Telegraph written with other senior barristers, he urges support for the Government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill as currently drafted, arguing that… Continue reading Are we headed for a constitutional crisis?
Tag: human rights
The UK’s (new) Bill of Rights
Proposals for a new Bill of Rights were announced by the UK Government in 2022. However, in 2023, it was announced that those proposals would not be taken forward. I have left this post up in case it is of interest to those who wish to understand the content of the now-withdrawn proposals and the… Continue reading The UK’s (new) Bill of Rights
The common law and the European Convention on Human Rights: Do we need both?
This post was first published on the Constitutional Law Matters website and is reposted here with permission. It forms part of a series of posts that Professor Alison Young and I are writing against the background of the Independent Human Rights Act Review and the Government consultation arising from it. The Constitutional Law Matters project… Continue reading The common law and the European Convention on Human Rights: Do we need both?
Do we need a British Bill of Rights?
This post was first published on the Constitutional Law Matters website and is reposted here with permission. It forms part of a series of posts that Professor Alison Young and I are writing against the background of the Independent Human Rights Act Review and the Government consultation arising from it. The Constitutional Law Matters project… Continue reading Do we need a British Bill of Rights?
Constitutional Law: The Big Picture III — Human Rights
The first two pieces in this set of blogposts introduced the series of accompanying lectures and considered the role of judicial review. The overarching purpose of the series is to explore the nature of the United Kingdom’s constitution by asking whether it is better understood as ultimately malleable and flexible — such that a sovereign… Continue reading Constitutional Law: The Big Picture III — Human Rights
Oxford and Cambridge Independent Human Rights Act Review event
The Faculty of Law at Cambridge, jointly with the University of Oxford’s Law Faculty, hosted a ‘virtual roadshow’ on 2 June 2021 as part of the Independent Human Rights Act Review. The event brought together members of the IHRAR Panel, academics from the two universities and members of the public. The aim of the event… Continue reading Oxford and Cambridge Independent Human Rights Act Review event
Oxford/Cambridge Independent Human Rights Act Review Event
As many readers of this blog will know, the Independent Human Rights Act Review (IHRAR) was launched in December 2020 to examine the framework of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), how it is operating in practice and whether any change is required. The Review is being conducted by a Panel of eight members, chaired… Continue reading Oxford/Cambridge Independent Human Rights Act Review Event
Human Rights Post-Brexit: The Need for Legislation?
In this post, Mark Elliott, Stephen Tierney and Alison L Young consider the implications of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill for human rights protection — and how the Bill might be amended if the protections afforded by the Charter of Fundamental Rights are to be maintained after Brexit
Public Law Update #2: The wider constitutional implications of the 2017 general election
The third edition of Public Law was published by Oxford University Press in May 2017. This is the second in a series of posts by the authors, Mark Elliott and Robert Thomas, taking the 2017 election and Brexit as reference points and updating readers on recent developments in the field. These posts are based on updates first published by Oxford University Press in the book's Online Resource Centre.
The new Justice Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, on a British Bill of Rights
The new Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, gave evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee earlier this week. She was questioned on a range of matters, including the Government’s long-awaited proposals for replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a British Bill of Rights. Truss’s answers to the Committee’s questions on this… Continue reading The new Justice Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, on a British Bill of Rights
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