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Richard Clayton QC: The Government’s New Proposals for the Human Rights Act Part 3: An Assessment – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 18th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, human rights, news, parliament by tracey

‘This post completes my analysis of the Government’s Proposals for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998, following Part 1 (outlining the proposals) and Part 2 (analysing the interaction with the common law, the UK Supreme Court, and the intention to sharpen the focus on fundamental rights).’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th January 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Daniella Lock and Tanzil Chowdhury: Expansions of Executive Power and Weakening of Democratic Safeguards in 2021 – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 18th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, constitutional reform, news, parliament, select committees by tracey

‘The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group published its first annual report in 2021. It described the UK Government as “set upon legislating over a range of substantial matters with a constitutional dimension”, with its overall programme being “notable for its scale, the speed with which it is being implemented” and this being “far from a model of good practice in constitutional change” (p5).

A significant aspect of the “constitutional dimension” of such changes is that they expand executive power in a number of different ways. This post presents a brief summary of key expansions of executive power via legislation introduced to or passed in the Westminster Parliament in 2021.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th January 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Richard Clayton QC: The Government’s New Proposals for the Human Rights Act Part 2: An Assessment – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 13th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, human rights, news, parliament by tracey

‘The Government explains its Proposals in its Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill Of Rights: A consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998 (CP 588), which represent a radical departure from the HRA.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th January 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Use of secondary legislation ‘dangerous for democracy’, peers warn – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 10th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, legislation, news, parliament, rule of law by tracey

‘Ministers are showing “growing contempt for parliament” through the increasing use of secondary legislation and skeleton bills to significantly change the law without proper scrutiny – a growing trend which is “dangerous for democracy”, peers have warned.’

Law Society's Gazette, 7th January 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Richard Clayton: The Government’s New Proposals for the Human Rights Act; Part One – The Proposals in Outline – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 4th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, human rights, news, parliament by tracey

‘The Conservative Party has opposed the HRA root and branch ever since its enactment. Manifesto commitments to overhaul the HRA were made in 2010, 2015, 2017, and 2019. In 2015 Prime Minister, David Cameron, said he was open to the “nuclear option” of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (the ECHR) to ensure the UK’s highest court remains the “ultimate arbiter of human rights”, although this was to be delayed until after the referendum on EU membership. The Government has now, however, confirmed that the UK will not leave the ECHR.

In December 2020 the Government announced it was setting up an Independent Human Rights Act Review chaired by Sir Peter Gross, the former Lord Justice of Appeal. On 16 December 2021 the Review published its final report. On the same day the Deputy Prime Minister and new Justice Minister, Dominic Raab, announced a packet of proposals to launch a new British Bill of Rights.

The impact of these proposals will be profound. In this article I shall outline what the proposals will involve. I shall next assess the impact of those proposals.’

UK Constitutional Law Association , 4th January 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Culture Wars and Constitutional Statutes: The Government’s Proposed Human Rights Act Reforms – Oxford Human Rights Hub

Posted December 20th, 2021 in constitutional law, government departments, human rights, news, statute law revision by sally

‘This week, in response to the Independent Human Rights Act Review’s report, the Government published its proposals to reform the Human Rights Act (HRA) and a call for further submissions on its proposals. A comprehensive analysis of all of the Government’s proposals would not be possible in this short two-part post; that stated, whether they deserve such an in-depth response is questionable.’

Oxford Human Rights Hub, 19th December 2021

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Samuel Beswick: Prospective Quashing and the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 23rd, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, rule of law by sally

‘The new prospective-only quashing order reform proposed by clause 1(1)(29A)(1)(b) of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill 2021 implicates the Rule of Law. That much seems to be a matter of general agreement. But commentators drastically disagree on how it does so. Three contrasting positions on the relationship between prospective quashing and the Rule of Law have emerged: (1) that prospective-only quashing offends the Rule of Law; (2) that the technique enhances judicial flexibility without undermining the Rule of Law; and (3) that prospective-only quashing enhances the Rule of Law.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Mike Gordon: A Statutory Basis for the Ministerial Code – the Challenges – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 17th, 2021 in codes of practice, conflict of interest, constitutional law, corruption, government departments, judicial review, news, parliament by sally

‘With the UK in the midst of its latest political corruption crisis, the question of the (in)adequacy of the current infrastructure concerning standards in public life is once more in the spotlight. Immediately prior to the parliamentary farce over the Owen Paterson lobbying affair, the Committee on Standards in Public Life published a significant report, Upholding Standards in Public Life: Final Report of the Standards Matter 2 Review (November 2021), outlining a number of potential changes to the system for holding politicians to account for their conduct. This blog post focuses on one of the Committee’s recommendations: that the Ministerial Code be provided with a statutory basis through a ‘requirement for the Prime Minister to issue the Ministerial Code’ being ‘enshrined in primary legislation’ (Recommendation 4).’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Jason Varuhas: Remedies Reform Part 2: Discretionary Factors – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 12th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, public interest by tracey

‘This is the second in a series of two posts on the remedial reforms proposed in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill (2021), which provide for courts in judicial review proceedings to grant suspended and prospective-only quashing orders.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Jason Varuhas: Remedial Reform Part 1: Rationale – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted November 12th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, Supreme Court by tracey

‘This is the first of two posts on the remedial reforms proposed in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. If passed, the reforms will make statutory provision for courts in judicial review proceedings to grant suspended and prospective-only quashing orders.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd November 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

George Peretz QC: The Subsidy Control Bill: Part II – Application to legislation, questions & concerns – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 29th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, judicial review, news, parliament, state aids by tracey

‘In the first part of this post, I set out the structure of the Subsidy Control Bill. This post looks at how it applies to legislation and at some questions and concerns about enforcement and judicial review.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Lord Hodge, The Scope of Judicial Law-making in Constitutional Law and Public Law – Supreme Court

Posted October 29th, 2021 in constitutional law, government departments, human rights, judges, judicial review, judiciary, parliament, prorogation, rule of law, speeches, Supreme Court by tracey

‘The scope of judicial law-making in constitutional law and public law.’

Supreme Court, 27th October 2021

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

George Peretz QC: The Subsidy Control Bill: Part I – A new public law regime – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 28th, 2021 in bills, competition, constitutional law, judicial review, news, state aids, tribunals by sally

‘The Subsidy Control Bill, now going through the House of Commons, creates the domestic replacement for the EU State aid regime. So it might be regarded as legislation of interest only to those who reside in the land of competition law: a distant land of which State aid law is a particularly exotic and remote peninsula. Any such view would, however, be profoundly wrong. On the contrary, the Bill sets up a new type of public litigation, covering a very wide range of public authority decisions, that should be of considerable interest to public lawyers and its application to legislation will be of interest to constitutional lawyers as well.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Attorney General hits out at rise in “political litigation” and defends reforms to judicial review – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 21st, 2021 in attorney general, constitutional law, judicial review, judiciary, news, parliament by sally

‘The last decade or so has demonstrated an increased appetite for political litigation, “and, more worryingly, an appetite for putting judges in an invidious position”, by asking them to decide essentially political matters on applications for judicial review, the Attorney General has claimed.’

Local Government Lawyer, 20th October 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Michael Foran: Parliamentary Sovereignty and the Politics of Law-making – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 18th, 2021 in constitutional law, news, parliament, rule of law, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Parliamentary sovereignty has traditionally been understood to mean that Parliament is free to enact legislation on any area of law that it chooses, and that Acts of the U.K. Parliament take precedence over subordinate legislation, regulation, or common law rule. Understood this way, parliamentary sovereignty is a constitutional principle that is couched explicitly in legal terms: it is a legal principle with legal effect, speaking to other legal entities within our constitutional order regarding how they are to exercise their legal functions in light of legislation passed by Parliament. In essence, it is a doctrine of legislative supremacy which honours Parliament’s constitutional role by according its enactments their due authority. On this view, no discernible distinction exists between parliamentary sovereignty and Parliament’s law-making powers because sovereignty describes the scope and weight of those very powers.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Mark K Heatley: The continued use of Private Acts of Parliament in United Kingdom – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 4th, 2021 in constitutional law, legislation, local government, news, parliament, statutory interpretation by tracey

‘Over the past 50 years, around four Private Acts of Parliament have been enacted annually, with a maximum of 23 in 1992. Private Acts of Parliament (PA) include local Acts, that benefit organizations such as local authorities or authorize major infrastructure projects and are often of limited geographical extent, and personal Acts that benefit individuals. No personal Acts have been enacted since 1987.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th October 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Jacob Eisler: Voter ID and the Elections Bill 2021: Legislative Manipulation of Democratic Procedure and the Limits of Judicial Review – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted September 29th, 2021 in bills, constitutional law, elections, fraud, identification, judicial review, news by sally

‘The Elections Bill 2021, as of the date of publication for the House of Commons Committee stage, advances a variety of changes to the regulation of elections and the practice of voting in the UK. Of the reforms, one controversially reshapes the practical experience of voting for most citizens. A new voter ID requirement will amend the Representation of the People Act 1983 to require proof of identity, in the form of a photographic ID such as a passport, drivers’ license, or dedicated voter identity document, for in-person voting. While this may seem like a light burden, both the broader impact of such a requirement on voting and the underlying anti-fraud rationale have raised significant concerns.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th September 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Jonathan Morgan: In Praise of Flexibility: Clause 1 of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill (2021) – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted September 24th, 2021 in Administrative Court, bills, constitutional law, government departments, judicial review, news, rule of law by sally

‘Much has been written about the government’s judicial review reform project, which has led from IRAL to a further round of government consultation, culminating in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd September 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Richard Mackenzie-Gray Scott: Rebalancing upstream and downstream scrutiny of government during national emergencies – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted September 22nd, 2021 in constitutional law, coronavirus, government departments, judicial review, judiciary, news, parliament by sally

‘Scrutiny comes in many forms, which can lead to many outcomes. Public scrutiny of Government is one such form, which is an element of democratic governance that aligns with the rule of law. Yet those experiencing and observing the ongoing administration of life in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic might be forgiven for arriving at the conclusion that public scrutiny of Government is an ideal currently evaporating into the ether.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st September 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Prince Philip’s will to remain secret for 90 years, high court rules – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2021 in constitutional law, news, privacy, royal family, wills by tracey

‘The Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to remain secret to protect the “dignity” of the Queen because of her constitutional role, the high court has ruled. Philip – the nation’s longest-serving consort – died aged 99 on 9 April, just two months before he would have turned 100.’

The Guardian, 17th September 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

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