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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…

Constitutional law works-in-progress workshop Thu-Fri 7-8 Dec 2023 (in-person) Constitution_Studies University College Dublin D/L Wed 6 Sep 2023 x.com/constitution_l…

Just advertised: Teaching Fellowship in Public Law/Human Rights Durham Law School: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

As Jeffrey Donaldson might be trying to lay the ground work for a boycott pivot, Etain Tannam 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.cf…

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-…

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):

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/2024/02/saying…

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:

New from me for the DCU Brexit Institute 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/2024/02/restor…

We are thrilled to announce that the annual Public Law lecture is back. Prof Meg Russell, director of the UCL Constitution Unit, will ask "Should We Be Worried About the Decline of Parliamentary Scrutiny?" Durham Law School on 13 March 2024. Registration at: bit.ly/3uDYgF1.

Public Law is looking for a new book reviews editor to join the Editorial Committee from our January 2025 issue. Details here: sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/public-law/ind… Queries and expressions of interest here: [email protected]

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%20Repor…

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/2024/03/the-di…

How did it get to be May already? Anyway, the closing date to apply to be our new book reviews editor is 17 May.

Thanks to Colin Murray😉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.

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")?

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/blog/…

We have space in the January 2025 issue of Public Law 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.