Blog Articles
Parliament and the Rule of Law
The phrase "rule of law" has been used, on average, more than three times on every parliamentary sitting day over the past 10 years. But what does it mean? Has the UK anything to [...]
National Security and Human Rights
Many people are more learned than I am in European human rights law, and many others more thoroughly immersed in UK national security. But having spent significant time in each of those worlds over [...]
Writing a Constitution
I gave a lecture last night to the Statute Law Society on the subject of Writing a Constitution. Our constitution is sick (though its condition is chronic rather than acute); a written constitution is [...]
Investigatory Powers Act Review
My independent Investigatory Powers Act review was announced on 17 January. I am conducting the review together with a small strap-cleared team comprising Natasha Barnes, barrister at 1 Crown Office Row John Davies, [...]
National Security and the Law
"National Security and the Law" was the subject of this year's Birkenhead Lecture. It contains a description and assessment of the current state of our law on counter-terrorism, hostile state activity and surveillance - [...]
The Lords and the Law
What use is the House of Lords? What contribution is made by peers with experience as lawyers and judges? How could the Lords be reformed, and does it make sense to speak of the [...]