This post has been contributed by Hilaire Barnett, Public law tutor for the Undergraduate Laws Programme. Devolution to Northern Ireland took place against the background
Category: Public law
LEAVING THE EUROPEAN UNION: ‘BREXIT’
This post has been contributed by Mrs Hilaire Barnett, Module Content Developer for Public law. It is six months since the British people voted
Constitutional Statutes
Acts of Parliament, as we were taught by the venerable Dicey, are the highest form of law, within the hierarchy of sources of the law
Going Head to Head
One thing that is known about the forthcoming general election in the UK is that it will take place on Thursday 7 May 2015. The
A Classic Case in Public Law
The case of Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd [1976] QB 752 is one of a select few that become better known by a commonplace description
Towards a Written Constitution?
Examination candidates are quite frequently invited to consider whether the United Kingdom needs, or would benefit from, a written constitution. The apparent simplicity of the