My new article on Climate Change Litigation under the ECHR is out in @echr-law-review.bsky.social. (Thanks to my colleagues @lancasterlaw.bsky.social and @cohelongo.bsky.social for comments.)

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Incredibly sad to hear about the sudden passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC. A titan of Public Law and Human Rights scholarship. From examining my Ph.D. to offering career advice in the months after, Conor was uniquely kind and generous with his time. He will be sorely missed.

The New Statesman’s profile on Shabana Mahmood pin points what, imo, sets her apart from most in the Labour government and wider party—a communitarian belief in rights and duties. I’ve written about the Labour Party’s historical support for this and how it may help Blue Labour.

Some key passages:

Grateful to Dr. Richard Johnson (@richardmarcj on X) for citing me in this brilliant piece. A succinct historical overview of the Attlee government’s scepticism towards the ECHR. This was once a mainstream view in the party. Highly recommend reading!
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A really enjoyable and informative read, congratulations!

With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?

In 1951, a young Anthony Crosland published an article titled “Prospects for the Council of Europe”—where he wrote persuasively and forcefully against the supranational institution. The full article is well worth a read, but these passages are particularly good

An enjoyable read, George. Thank you for the engagement and the counterpoints. Despite not agreeing entirely, they are very useful and something to reflect on!

The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.

Thank you for the engagement with my post—I always appreciate hearing opposing views and arguments. All very valid points and things to think about on my side of the debate!

That is because the idea of reform is not new and has an unsuccessful track record. More importantly, advocates of reform fail to understand the broader difficulties the ECHR-HRA 1998 poses for the British constitution and elected majority in Parliament’s control over domestic decision-making.

The potential policy proposals to reform the ECHR and Human Rights Act 1998 might sound workable. But in my latest UKCLA post I argue that withdrawal from the Convention and repeal of the HRA 1998 is the only meaningful vehicle for change.

Sanjit Nagi: A Road to Nowhere: Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/02/s...

My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law

Was the European Convention on Human Rights Churchill's legacy? Would leaving the ECHR betray the Tory tradition?

In a Policy Exchange paper with Conor Casey, we debunk these historical myths. With prefaces by Lords Sumption and (Andrew) Roberts. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/...

Extremely grateful to the authors for citing my work in this superb report. It brilliantly sets out why ECHR withdrawal would not amount to a 'betrayal' of British legacy and recounts the often-neglected historical scepticism towards the Convention. A must read!
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A good reminder that questions of money and economics are political and should be determined by political authority. It is not, as John Maynard Keynes claimed, “a bloodless scientific investigation”. What would Keynes have made of the growing economic constitution—OBR, Office for Value of Money etc?

With renewed interest in Blue Labour, I wrote a post that looks to develop its constitutionalism. More specifically, what does Blue Labour’s rejection of the “abstract ideal of the individual” in favour of “reciprocal obligations” and “solidarity” in society mean for rights?

Sanjit Nagi: A Blue Labour Constitutionalism: Rights and Duties
ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/04/17/s...

Sanjit Nagi: “A Mandate for Change!”: Popular Sovereignty and the Labour Party ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/07/22/s...

My article on the Attlee government’s resistance of the ECHR and how this historical episode can inform contemporary Convention critical debates can be found in the April 2025 edn of Pubic Law

Sanjit Nagi: A Future Constitutional Battleground? Expropriation, Compensation, and the Right to Peaceful Enjoyment of Property under the European Convention on Human Rights ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/04/15/s...

Sanjit Nagi: The Stranglehold of New Labour and Lord Irvine’s Rights-based Constitution ukconstitutionallaw.org/2024/01/15/s...