Josep M. Tirapu is a PhD candidate in Law at the University of Cambridge. He holds an MPhil in Law from the University of Oxford and a Master of Research in Political Science from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). His research is focused on stateless nations, federalism, territorial conflict, and human rights.
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Derechos Trans y el Parlamento Escocés: Poniendo a Prueba los Límites Constitucionales del Autogobierno de Escocia
El gobierno británico ha bloqueado la Ley de Reconocimiento de Género de Escocia, argumentando que afecta a materias reservadas al Parlamento británico, lo que ha desencadenado una gran controversia. El proyecto de ley, aprobado por ...
Trans Rights and the Scottish Parliament: Testing the Constitutional Limits of Scottish Self-government
The British government’s recent veto of the Scottish Gender Recognition Bill, alleging its impact on matters reserved for the UK Parliament, has caused significant controversy. The Bill, which was passed by the Scottish Parliament on ...
Spain: Judicial Intervention by the Tribunal Constitucional in a Key Parliamentary Debate – Part II
Image description: a session of the Spanish Parliament (Congreso de Disputados)
The intervention of the Tribunal Constitucional in the parliamentary debate in Spain, as discussed to in Part I, has attracted strong criticism, ...
Spain: Judicial Intervention by the Tribunal Constitucional in a Key Parliamentary Debate – Part I
Image description: the Spanish Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional).
On the 19th of December 2022, the Spanish Tribunal Constitucional took a very controversial decision by suspending a parliamentary debate in the Senate ...
Catalonia: Human Rights Violations in the Imprisonment and Conviction of the Pro-Independence Political Leaders
The imprisonment and conviction of the Catalan pro-independence political leaders by the Spanish Supreme Court has been largely criticised by numerous international human rights organizations. Amnesty International, the Working Group ...
