Lord Boyd appointed as independent chair.

Conor J. Kelly and Colin Murray discuss what would happen next if one of the major parties pulled out of the Stormont...

In 2021 the UK House of Commons rescinded its short-lived ‘English Votes for English Laws’ (EVEL) procedures, which had delivered differentiated voting rights to MPs to compensate for asymmetric te...

There is some unreality to the current clamour for reform of Northern Ireland’s devolved government. The three major non-unionist parties, as well as the British and Irish governments, have propose…

On the loss of my friend Alexander the Great

As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy

I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers

In a previous post ("No one likes being told they're breaking the law") I looked at how lawyers advise governments and others when what they’re doing or proposing to do is plainly, or highly likely to...

As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...

The most expensive part of Britain

Asked to respond, a university spokesperson said that staff and students were recently informed of changes to “our future academic offering across…

A new report highlights the dangers experienced by those who seek to serve the public. People are being deterred and your democracy is suffering, says Labour MP Dawn Butler

Sustainability issues too often framed as technical challenges, researchers say

Professor Se-shauna Wheatle is stepping down as one of the editors of the UK Constitutional Law Association Blog. We would like to thank Se-shauna, on behalf of the wider public law community, for …

A British man appeared in a London court on Thursday accused of providing information about factories which ​manufacture drones and offering to sabotage them on behalf ‌of Russian intelligence.

YouTube video by Pope Facto

The UK does not have a codified “written” constitution. What are the arguments for and against having one?

In a recent decision, the Upper Tribunal (‘the UT’) has found that the operation of section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘FOIA’) breaches the right to access information under Article…

A new legal history argues that the Justices should be stripped of their power to overrule coequal branches of government. It arrives at an awkward moment.

How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People. Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan on how the Supreme Court seized the power it now wields.