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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · 1h

The law/wrestling crossover you didn't know you needed from @alangreene.bsky.social

UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · 2h

Alan Greene: Bringing facts to a vibes fight: Kayfabe and debates on the UK and the ECHR ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/10/09/a...

Alan Greene: Bringing facts to a vibes fight: Kayfabe and debates on the UK and the ECHR

It is now 25 years since the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) entered into force and far from this endurance cementing its legitimacy, the judicial protection of human rights in the UK finds itself in t…

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Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 20d

Conor Gearty obituary - The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Conor Gearty obituary

A skilled and persuasive human rights lawyer who fought for civil liberties in the face of over-reaching anti-terror law

www.theguardian.com

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · 27d

Interested in joining the Editorial Committee of Public Law? Then see below. Happy to field queries etc from interested candidates.

Public Law @publiclaw.bsky.social · 27d

Public Law is looking make several appointments to its Editorial Committee - details etc ⬇️ - expressions of interest to [email protected] by 31 October 2025.

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Sep 5

niche.

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wrote a piece - with Matt Nicholson - on whether dualism provides an effective guide to, or description of, the UK's relationship with international laws (tl;dr summary: not really). It will be coming out in the CLJ in due course, but you can read it *now* here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

www.cambridge.org

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Aug 11

(and if you are interested in this piece, you might also like Joanna's excellent forthcoming MLR piece on JR of the improper policy implementation of treaties, which can be found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....)

Judicial Review of the Improper Policy Implementation of Treaties

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Aug 11

many thanks to @aileenmcharg.bsky.social, @seshauna.bsky.social, @legalmusings.bsky.social, Joanna Bell, Theodore Konstantinides and the CLJ reviewers for their earlier thoughts and suggestions.

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wrote a piece - with Matt Nicholson - on whether dualism provides an effective guide to, or description of, the UK's relationship with international laws (tl;dr summary: not really). It will be coming out in the CLJ in due course, but you can read it *now* here: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

www.cambridge.org

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British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) @biicl.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Bingham Centre has a new Vacancy for a Research Fellow in Public Inquiries and Rule of Law
Applications by 3 August
Find out more buff.ly/sUeq1Bd

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · Jul 15

Durham Law is hiring a 3yr career development fellow in public law! Some lovely ppl here: @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social @seshauna.bsky.social @rogermasterman.bsky.social @dkagiaros.bsky.social @nataliesedacca.bsky.social ... and @aileenmcharg.bsky.social
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Career Development Fellow in Public Law at Durham University

An opportunity for an academic position as a Career Development Fellow in Public Law is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · May 6

On 2 June, the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk will collaborate with scholars incl our members @ucllaws.bsky.social, @durham-university.bsky.social & @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social on a workshop on the role of politicians & parliamentary personnel in sustaining the unwritten dimension of constitutionalism

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Apr 4

House of Lords Constitution Committee’s report on the employment rights bill: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

publications.parliament.uk

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Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social · Mar 28

„What do these events have in common? They reflect a multipronged attack, heedless of academic or press freedoms and the rule of law, against institutions of knowledge and of law.“

From this week‘s @verfassungsblog.de editorial by the brillant Vicki C. Jackson:

verfassungsblog.de/education-de...

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 27

Also featuring the current survey (c/o
Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons) and book reviews (c/o @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) on books inc the "Camb Const History of the UK" and Cora Chan's "Deference in Human Rights Adjudication". Thanks to all contributors, reviewers, etc.

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 27

... Commissioner as a constitutional regulator;
Sanjit Nagi on the Attlee Govt's views on European rights protection; Sarah Sorial and Shireen Morris
on Mini-Publics; and Marcus Teo on Administrative Expertise and Wednesbury.

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 27

... "Citizenship and Race"; and Suhraiya Jivraj, "Towards an Anti-Racist Pedagogy." Articles are from Lia Lawton, on s.31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act; @plagasse.bsky.social and Daniel Skeffington on the navy and the prerogative; Pamela Cox, Ruth Lamont and Maurice Sunkin on the Victims' ...

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 27

The April 2025 issue of Public Law is now avail. on
Westlaw feat. a themed analysis section - Race and Public Law - compiled by @vidyakumar.bsky.social. Papers are by Vidya, on "Race and the UK Constitution"; Shreya Atrey "A Common Law principle of racial equality?"; Tom Frost ...

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 11

Almost four remaining weeks in which to think about putting together a themed collection of short (4000 word) ‘analysis’ pieces for Public Law …

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 11

New inquiry announcement from the House of Lords Constitution Committee: committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Call for evidence

committees.parliament.uk

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Mar 6

V interesting - and a nice trailer for the sequel to/remake of the executive in the constitution.

UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · Mar 6

Terence Daintith: Attacking the Attorney General: Some constitutional and administrative context ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/03/06/t...

Terence Daintith: Attacking the Attorney General: Some constitutional and administrative context

Identifying the rules and practices that should properly be regarded as part of our flexible and uncodified constitution is nowhere more difficult than in relation to the internal workings of the e…

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Dec 19

Each year Public Law carries a series of analysis pieces (4000 words ea) united around a particular theme. The call for guest editors of the 2026 collection is now out: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

- SWEET & MAXWELL

eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Dec 12

HL Constitution Committee’s short report on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

House of Lords - House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - Select Committe on the Constitution

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UK Constitutional Law Association @ukcla.bsky.social · Dec 5

Mike Gordon: Labour’s Ministerial Code and Political Standards Reform ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/12/05/m...

Mike Gordon: Labour’s Ministerial Code and Political Standards Reform

On 6th November, Prime Minister Keir Starmer published his (long awaited) revised version of the Ministerial Code. A written statement in Parliament by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaste…

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Roger Masterman @rogermasterman.bsky.social · Nov 22

this is obviously where the real lawyers are.

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Adam Ramshaw @ramshaw.bsky.social · Nov 18

I'm co-organising an event on 'Human Rights in the United Kingdom under Conservative Government'. The conference is on 26 November 2024 at Northumbria Law School. Please register and take a look at the programme via the link below. Reposts welcome!

www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

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