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Chris Monaghan

@chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social
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Principal Lecturer in Law. Researches in constitutional law, impeachment, Chagos, and accountability.

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I‘m giving a public talk at UCL on Thurs 16 Oct. The title is “Bureaucracy and distrust: the civil service in the constitution” looking at the civil service’s constitutional foundations, and how it might respond to a populist govt. @sirJJkc.bsky.social will chair! www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Hybrid | CLP - Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution
This lecture will be delivered by Dr Ben Yong, as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2025-26
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Excited to advertise the book launch for Leading Works in the History of the Constitution on 24 September in Worcester. The launch features a keynote lecture by Baroness Hale of Richmond entitled 'Constitutions Matter.' To book a place: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
My new Constitution Society report on compulsory voting has now been published. I argue that low turnout has left the UK with an unrepresentative electorate. This is creating warped incentives for politicians, and contributing to low growth, high inequality, and rising democratic discontent.
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Universal Suffrage? The problem of low and unequal turnout and the case for compulsory voting  - The Constitution Society
An authoritative new report from Dr David Klemperer advocates for the introduction of compulsory voting at UK general elections.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation. A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Back at base after two stimulating days at the University of Worcester discussing the 1788-1795 impeachment of former governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings. Jane Austen, Burke, Fox, Sheridan, and Hastings' own writings in Persian all featured... @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social #HistParl
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John Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Spent the day at a very interesting conference organised by @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social in Worcester on the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, and got a chance to visit my namesake King, he of Magna Carta and bad guy in Robin Hood fame.
King John’s tomb in Worcester Cathedral
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Another fantastic round of papers at this morning’s #WarrenHastings conference. Jocelyn Harris’ discussion of the link between Jane Austen and Warren Hastings - and whether he was the inspiration for Col Brandon. Martyn Powell’s paper on the career and political writings of Richard Sheridan.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you very much David. I really enjoyed listening to your paper on Robert Clive.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Next week is the Warren Hastings conference. Q. What links Jane Austen, Fanny Burney, William Pitt, John Wilkes, Richard Sheridan, Edmund Burke, Edward Gibbons, and George III? A. The impeachment of Warren Hastings www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...
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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The Constitution Society and Federal Trust asked me to do a survey of the evidence on the economics of Brexit, nine years on from the vote. Hopefully it's a helpful reference. Short answer: the consensus was right - a large hit to GDP, trade and investment. consoc.org.uk/publications...
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The Economic Impact of Brexit, Nine Years On: Was the Consensus Right? - The Constitution Society
John Springford analyses the economic consequences of Brexit and compares this predictions made at the time of the Leave vote.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
There is still time to sign up for the Impeachment of Warren Hastings conference. 3-4 July - Worcester, UK Organised by @histparl.bsky.social @georgianlords.bsky.social & Uni of Worcester. Sponsored by @pastandpresent.bsky.social & @parlhistjournal.bsky.social Keynote: Dame Linda Colley
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Very excited to have edited this volume in @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social’s Leading Works series. Leading Works in the History of the Constitution will be published in August. The book launch is on 26 September, with Lady Hale delivering the keynote. www.routledge.com/Leading-Work...
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Leading Works in the History of the Constitution
This collection brings together academic analysis of leading contemporary accounts of the British Constitution with key constitutional documents and sources, while also offering analysis of the leadin...
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Really excited to be launching our first Rights and Justice Festival on 8 July in collaboration with the Hive in Worcester. All events are free and are open to everyone! Some great speakers on topics ranging from the death penalty to last summer’s riots. thehiveworcester.org/F71D9808849F...
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Rights & Justice Festival - The Hive
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
There is still time to sign up for the Impeachment of Warren Hastings conference. 3-4 July - Worcester, UK Organised by @histparl.bsky.social @georgianlords.bsky.social & Uni of Worcester. Sponsored by @pastandpresent.bsky.social & @parlhistjournal.bsky.social Keynote: Dame Linda Colley
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
This summer, @histparl.bsky.social will be joining forces with the University of Worcester hosting a conference to reassess Hastings 230 years on. @royalhistsoc.org @bsecs.bsky.social #skystorians royalhistsoc.org/calendar/the...
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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India – CONFERENCE | RHS
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
#OnThisDay 1795 (230 years ago precisely) Warren Hastings, former governor-general of Bengal was finally acquitted following a marathon impeachment trial that had run for over 7 years. Starting out as a cause célèbre, by the end many people were fed up with the case. @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social
Portrait of a middle-aged man with receding hair in 18th-century dress.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Another plug for the Routledge Frontiers in Accountability Studies book series. 👇
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Spotlight 🔦🔦 on the first two books to be published in the Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice book series. The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure: From Nuremberg and Tokyo to the International Criminal Court By Giovanni Chiarini www.routledge.com/The-Evolutio...
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The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure: From Nuremberg and Tokyo to the International Criminal Court
This book examines the evolution of international criminal procedure from the 1945–1946 Nuremberg and Tokyo trials to the present period.  It is largely based on a normative-jurisprudential approach t...
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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Want to learn more about a crucial impeachment case, heard in England but widely reported in American newspapers in 1787, even as the members of the Constitutional convention were meeting? This conference looks amazing.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Another plug for our Warren Hastings conference. 3-4 July, University of Worcester and @histparl.bsky.social
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
On 3 and 4 July, the History of Parliament alongside The CRJ Research Group, University of Worcester are hosting a conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. It is free to attend and you can register your place below:
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Fill | The Impeachment of Warren Hastings Conference 3-4 July 2025
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
David Sugarman: The Politics of Judicial Decision-Making in the UK’s Top Court: Lessons from the Pinochet Case ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/03/31/d...
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David Sugarman: The Politics of Judicial Decision-Making in the UK’s Top Court: Lessons from the Pinochet Case
Does the judge who hears a case affect the outcome and, particularly, in the U.K.’s top court? This is a question that has received increasing attention of late. In this blog post, I utilise my res…
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Conor J. Kelly @conorjkelly.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I'm hiring a part-time research assistant to help organise a workshop in Oxford (May-June). I think the role would be ideal for a student (including post-grads) who is looking for some paid experience in academia. My DMs are open. Please share! www.quillproject.net/resource_col...
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Quill Project
The Quill Project models the negotiation of constitutions, treaties and laws.
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The History of Parliament Trust is look for new volunteer interviewers based in Wales or the North East to join our Oral History Project! Click the link below to find out more! 👇 historyofparliament.com/2025/04/07/c...
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Call for Volunteers: History of Parliament Oral History Project - The History of Parliament
The History of Parliament Trust is looking for new volunteer interviewers to join its oral history project!
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Interested in 18th century history? The University of Worcester & @histparl.bsky.social are hosting a 2 day conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. Details & booking link here: www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ... www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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print; satirical print | British Museum
Design in an irregular diamond-shaped lozenge set in a rectangle, in the corners of which are small subsidiary designs. Sheridan stands on Mount Parnassus, holding up a small Irish harp above his hea...
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Another productive meeting this morning planning the upcoming Warren Hastings conference this July. Do share widely to anyone interested in the history of impeachment, empire, Parliament and law... #skystorians #HistParl www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...
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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester
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Dr Josie Welsh @jkwelsh.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I've finally made it across to BlueSky... and happy to share a new post, reflecting on two recent public appearances by the Lady Chief Justice.
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
On 21 October 1714, in honour of the new king's accession, Parliament experimented with holding the day's session in German. It proved unpopular, and by the end of the day they had reverted to English. #skystorians #HistParl
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Josie Welsh: “[No audible response]” is not how the Lady Chief Justice leads her judiciary ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/01/j...
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Josie Welsh: “[No audible response]” is not how the Lady Chief Justice leads her judiciary
In an earlier blog post, I noted that we would be waiting with interest to see how the (then newly appointed) Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (LCJ), Baroness Carr, would use her power, whet…
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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The deadline for submission of proposals for the 2026 themed analysis section is 4 April. This is a good opportunity to give sustained attention to a novel issue or theme or one which is underrepresented in the discipline.
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Not long to go now until this afternoon’s CRJ Research Group’s Public Annual Lecture!
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🚨 Upcoming conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings! 3-4 July. Sign up link below: www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...
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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Upcoming conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. 3-4 July 2025. A collaboration between the University of Worcester and @histparl.bsky.social @georgianlords.bsky.social. 2 days of fantastic speakers. You can book here: www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...
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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Excited to share that two books will be published in July in the Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice book series @tandfresearch.bsky.social Maria Antonia Tigre, Melanie Jean Murcott and Susan Ann Samuel's new book on 'Climate Litigation and Vulnerabilities: Global South Perspectives.'
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Zelenskyy now at Sandringham with King Charles.
Charles shakes hands with Zelenskyy
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It was great to be on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Drive Time show yesterday evening to talk about recent developments concerning the Chagos Islands.
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Ahmed Ellaboudy @aellaboudy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Delighted to present my reflections on the interactions between liberal constitutionalism, preventive justice, and property rights in legal countering terrorism at SLS Public Law ECR Workshop. Thanks @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social @michael-lane.bsky.social for the great opportunity!
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The Society of Legal Scholars’s SLS Public Law Section’s ECR Workshop is underway this morning and we have already had two fascinating papers by Dr Maryna Utkina and Ahmed Ellaboudy. Thank you to everyone who has come along this morning to support our presenters🙏
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Interested in the East India Company, Warren Hastings, Burke, Fox and impeachment? Then this conference might just be for you 👇
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
There is still time to sign-up for the SLS Public Law Section’s ECR workshop. 👇
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
We are looking forward to taking part in the conference on Warren Hastings this summer, though some contemporaries were less thrilled: "Mr Hastings' affair is become so complicated... that no one treats it but as a farce, and it is impossible to keep 100 [MPs] in the House whenever it is brought on"
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
We are excited to advertise that we will be convening alongside the University of Worcester's CRJ Research Group this upcoming conference on 'The Impeachment of Warren Hastings The First Governor General of India'! It is free to attend, taking place on the 3-4 July:
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The CRJ Research Group at the University of Worcester & @histparl.bsky.social are convening a conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. 3-4 July 2025. Free to attend. The keynote is Professor Dame Linda Colley. Speakers from around the globe 🌍🌏 www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Many congratulations to Dr Augustine Arimoro on the publication of his monograph: Human Rights and Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Prospects. This is third book to be published in the Routledge, Studies in Law, Rights & Justice series. www.routledge.com/Routledge-St...
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Paolo Sandro: Soft, But for Whom? Law and the Creation of Accountability ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/02/12/p...
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Paolo Sandro: Soft, But for Whom? Law and the Creation of Accountability
*Editors’ note – this post is part of a series on ‘The Rule of Guidance?’. The other posts in the series will be available here. Five years on, and with a potential new pandemic on the horizon (if …
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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Call for Papers: Is Democracy Possible?/ SLS Public Law ECR and PGR event (25 February) ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/02/07/c...
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Call for Papers: Is Democracy Possible?/ SLS Public Law ECR and PGR event (25 February)
Keele Law Review The Keele Law Review is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its sixth volume (2025) on the theme of ‘Is Democracy Possible?’ We will accept submissions on any topic rela…
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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
What a fantastic project. @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social @histparl.bsky.social #skystorians
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Dr Michael Lane @michael-lane.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
@chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social and I are really excited to be hosting our first event as SLS public law co-convenors for PGRs and ECRs. The schedule for our online early career workshop on the 26th Feb is below 👇 Sign up to attend (free) here: forms.office.com/e/FHcctGArpA.
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Dr Michael Lane @michael-lane.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
@chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social and I are excited to share the Society of Legal Scholars Public Law Section Call for Papers for the Annual Conference at Leeds, 2-4th September 2024. All details here: mailchi.mp/legalscholar...
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SLS Public Law Section: Call for Papers/Panels for 2025 SLS Annual Conference at Leeds University
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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
2 days left to go until the call for abstracts closes! SLS Public Law Section’s Early Career Workshop
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