Archive for the ‘Features’ Category
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The Supreme Court and the Scotland Bill
26 Jan 2012The constitutional issues arising from the Scotland Bill did not command huge interest from all citizens of Scotland. That was…
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Judges, Politicians and the Contested Constitution
24 Jan 2012First Minister Alex Salmond will give the annual Hugo Young lecture tonight, on the topic of Scottish independence and constitutional…
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Profiles: Lord Sumption
13 Jan 2012Introduction Jonathan Philip Chadwick Sumption was born on 9 December 1948 to Anthony Sumption, a decorated Naval Officer turned barrister,…
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Now We’re Talking – About The Scottish Referendum [updated]
11 Jan 2012UPDATED (See appendix at the end of this post in response to some of the comments below)* In a post…
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Supreme Court Stocking Fillers
07 Dec 2011At a loss over Christmas gifts for the lawyer in your life? Seeking to engender some judicial joie de vivre?…
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Jonathan Sumption shows a certain naivety
09 Nov 2011This post was originally published on the Guardian Website and is reposted here with thanks. In his FA Mann lecture,…
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We need to talk about the referendum…
04 Nov 2011Referenda are very much in the air at the moment: with Greece’s Prime Minister first announcing and – then withdrawing…
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Updated: Now we are two
26 Oct 2011Updated: The Guardian published more coverage of the Court today, including an article on the Justices’ views on Strasbourg, which…
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Roger Masterman and Jo Murkens: What Kind of a Court is the UK Supreme Court?
12 Oct 2011This post was originally published on the UK Constitutional Law Group Blog and is reposted here with thanks. The United…
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Final Appeals in Scots Criminal Cases
05 Oct 2011This post first appeared on the UK Constitutional Law Group Blog On 25 May, the Supreme Court handed down its…