Event archive
05 Jun 2017 - Danson Room Trinity College
In partnership with The Programme for the Foundations of Law and Constitutional Government, the OxHRH has organised a panel discussion of Professor Alison Young’s new book, “Democratic Dialogue and the Constitution”. The book will be discussed by Paul Craig (Oxford), Michael Gordon (Liverpool) and Hayley Hooper (Cambridge), with response to follow from Alison Young. […]
24 May 2017 - St Anthony's College
Justice Dikgang Moseneke ended his term as Deputy Chief Justice on South Africa’s highest court, the Constitutional Court in May 2016. Justice Moseneke has led an extraordinary life. He was imprisoned on Robben Island at the age of 15 for seeking to bring about the end of the apartheid regime. When he was released from prison ten […]
03 May 2017 - Seminar Room F, Law Faculty, University of Oxford
“Balanced Constitutionalism” examines the promise of the “new model” of judicial review against its performance in practice – by comparing judicial review under the Human Rights Act, 1998 (UK) to an exemplar of the old model of judicial review, the Indian Constitution. Based on a thorough analysis of judicial decisions and legislative responses in both […]
21 Apr 2017 - Law Boardroom
On the 2nd February 2017 the Law Commission published a consultation paper entitled The Protection of Official Data. The paper suggests ways to improve the law around the protection of official information. The aim is to ensure that the relevant legislation – including the Officials Secrets Acts – is keeping pace with the challenges of […]
31 Jan 2017 - Gulbenkian Theatre, Law Faculty, University of Oxford
Brexit and the recent High Court decision in Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union have raised many challenging questions on the powers of the executive, the principal of Parliament sovereignty and the future of human rights in the UK. For instance, is Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty irrevocable? What would it mean […]