There Be Dragons: The post-Brexit legal landscape of Northern Ireland
Prof. Christopher McCrudden
Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law, Queen’s University Belfast;
William W Cook Global Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 6-7pm
Venue: UCL, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG and Online
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Summary:
Northern Ireland law, post-Brexit, presents an intriguing legal landscape, with the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol, now the Windsor Agreement, interacting awkwardly with the devolution settlement, the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement, the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Act 2023, EU law, the absence of the Assembly and Executive, and the British Constitution, to create a legal complexity which looks set to continue. The aim of this talk, perhaps optimistically, is to provide a road map for those who must navigate the terrain.
Statute Law Society Annual Lord Renton Lecture
Writing a Constitution
Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC
Lord Anderson is a practising KC, a part-time judge and a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords, where he sits on the Constitution Committee.
Date: Thursday, 30 November 2023, 6-7pm
Venue: UCL, Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, London WC1H 0EG and Online
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Summary: Our constitutional arrangements have a proud history but are widely seen as deficient. This lecture will explore what we could aspire to, how it might be achieved and where we should start.