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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project
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A comparative, interdisciplinary research project examining the phenomenon of unwritten constitutionalism, focusing on Canada, the UK and Germany.
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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · 26d
Sebastian Payne and I have a new article out in King's Law Journal.

The article examines why the royal prerogative has been displaced for intelligence, but not international military deployments.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Statutory intelligence, prerogative deployments: Explaining varying legal authorities for national security in Westminster states
Published in King's Law Journal (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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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...
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ICON•S @icon-s.bsky.social · 28d
🗓️📣 Save the Date!

The ICON•S 2026 Annual Conference will be hosted by
University College Dublin in Dubin, Ireland 🇮🇪

📅 June 29 – July 1, 2026

Stay tuned—the CfP and further details will be shared soon!
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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · Sep 4
$37.50 for a comparative study of fifteen legislatures and how well they hold the executive to account.

How can you resist?
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · Sep 4
End of summer sale at Stanford University Press, which means the Dave/ @plagasse.bsky.social and Steve book is now just $37.50. And it is thick, so the $/page is low, kind of like how Estonia's defence spending is high since their GDP is low. Woot!! www.sup.org/books/politi...
Cover for Overseen or Overlooked: Legislators, Armed Forces and Democratic Accountability. Some would say this is spiffy book. Cover art: red picture of the Horse Guards in front of the British Parliament.
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TriCON @tricondublin.bsky.social · 29d
New season of TriCON seminars begins with Prof Hannah Birkenkötter @hbirk.bsky.social speaking about her new co-authored book The Rule of Law in Germany, with Prof Niels Kirst commenting, chaired by Prof Christiane Ahlborn @tcddublin.bsky.social
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Aug 27
A selection of papers will be published in a special issue of the Review of Constitutional Studies, co-edited by @richardmailey.bsky.social, @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, @plagasse.bsky.social and @seanaglennon.bsky.social 📚
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Aug 27
On 19 Sept, @centreconststud.bsky.social, @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social, the Barton Chair held by @plagasse.bsky.social & @ucnpproject.bsky.social will host a symposium exploring Canada’s unwritten Constitution, incl constitutional principles, norms & conventions & the workings of the machinery of govt
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Constitutional Studies @constlstudies.bsky.social · Jul 10
In her new article for Constitutional Studies, Silvia Suteu analyzes varied constitutional diagnoses and solutions for #democraticbacksliding in #Europe, asserting the centrality of #gender.

Read more at tinyurl.com/2sevjkmb. Read our full issue on the State of the Field at tinyurl.com/bdd99zh8!
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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Aug 13
Roger Masterman and Matthew Nicholson, "The Dissolution of Dualism" (Cambridge Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
THE DISSOLUTION OF DUALISM | The Cambridge Law Journal | Cambridge Core
THE DISSOLUTION OF DUALISM
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Public Law Conference @publiclawconf.bsky.social · Aug 9
The next Public Law Conference will be held at University of Cape Town, 1-4 July 2026. The theme is Public Law and the Future of Constitutional Democracy. 2026 marks the 30 year anniversary since the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. More details coming soon.
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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · Aug 25
New by Patrick Lennox and me in The Hub:

thehub.ca/2025/08/25/p...
Patrick Lennox and Philippe Lagassé: What is the price of Canadian sovereignty?
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Aug 11
Our team members @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social have been cited in Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity 2025 SKCA 74 on the evolution of the Canadian constitution ⬇️
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Aug 1
🚨 Exciting news for public law scholars: @icon-s.bsky.social ICON•S Annual Conference 2026 will be hosted in Dublin @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social Centre for Constitutional Studies ⬇️
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Seána Glennon @seanaglennon.bsky.social · Aug 1
Exciting news: @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social Centre for Constitutional Studies will host the 2026 @icon-s.bsky.social International Society of Public Law conference- this will be the largest public law conference ever held in Ireland and will gather over 2000 scholars from around the globe 🌍
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Jul 28
🎉 The ICON-S 2025 Annual Conference kicks off today-we’re excited to see so many important conversations in public law taking place! Best of luck to our project members who will be attending & presenting their research.
Wishing everyone a great week of ideas, exchange & collaboration! 🌍📚
#ICONS2025
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Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social · Jul 24
Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is out and you can check it on the link below: lnkd.in/dFJze_Ew

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Notre Infolettre d'été 2025 est sortie et vous pouvez la consulter au lien ci-dessous: lnkd.in/dFJze_Ew

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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · Jun 30
A write-up of our June event (with some photos) on the relevance of unwritten norms for parliamentarians is now available on the UCL Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism website. I think it is fair to say the event was a success, thank you to all involved!

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/parliam...
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Jun 24
This event, hosted in Westminster, featured panellists from UCL, Durham University, the Institute for Government, uOttawa, and Parliament itself. Read more at our website: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
A Parliamentarian's Guide to the Unwritten Constitution - Durham University
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · Jun 24
This month, our project, in collab with the UK Parliament’s Public Administration and Constitution Hub & UCL’s Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism, held a workshop exploring the role of politicians & key parliamentary personnel in sustaining the unwritten dimension of constitutionalism
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Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social · May 8
La conférence est organisée par Professeurs @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, Noura Karazivan, et Naiomi Metallic, et Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Université de Montréal, et University of Ottawa.

Nous tenons à remercier nos commanditaires JFK Law, ICON-S Canadian chapter, et SSHRC.
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Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social · May 8
La Conférence du 150e anniversaire de la Cour suprême du Canada le University of Ottawa approche à grand pas, et nous sommes ravi.e.s de partager des mises à jour au programme de la conférence.
Vous pouvez encore vous enregistrer: lnkd.in/eVN_uXUN
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Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social · May 8
The conference is convened by Professors Vanessa MacDonnell, Noura Karazivan, and Naiomi Metallic, and by Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Université de Montréal, and @uottawa.ca.

We are very grateful to be supported by JFK Law, SSHRC, and ICON-S Canadian chapter.
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Centre de droit public uOttawa Public Law Centre @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social · May 8
The Supreme Court of Canada 150th anniversary conference at the University of Ottawa is fast approaching, and we are delighted to share some updates on the conference program. There is still time to register: lnkd.in/eVN_uXUN
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Vanessa MacDonnell @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social · May 7
In 2022, the @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social and the CIAJ held a conference to mark the retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella from the Supreme Court of Canada. I am delighted that an open-access collection flowing from the conference has now been published! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781552216712
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · May 6
Experts participating will include @efieldingd.bsky.social, @vanessamacdonnell.bsky.social, @seshauna.bsky.social, @paolosandro.bsky.social, @colmocinneide.bsky.social, @rogermasterman.bsky.social, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
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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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