Roger Masterman

The stand in was described to me yesterday as “some guy with a mullet”. Accurate, I guess.

Announcements: Public Law Lecture 2026/ Public Law Call for Guest Editors Public Law Lecture 2026:  The 2026 annual Public Law lecture will be delivered by Lord Justice Singh on the topic “Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened…

Announcements: Public Law Lecture 2026/ Public Law Call for Guest Editors ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/01/30/a...

Substantive principles of public law: what happened after 1987? - LSE Law School Events The lecture examines how public law has evolved since Lester and Jowell’s 1987 article challenged the view that it concerns only procedure, not substance. It explores developments in principles such a...

The Public Law Lecture 2026 - "Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened After 1987?" will be delivered by Lord Justice Singh at the London School of Economics on 11/03. Further details and sign up here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Public Law (@publiclaw.bsky.social) A Thomson Reuters journal publishing research on public law: https://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/products/public-law. This account is maintained by the editors: public.law@durham.ac.uk

The January 2026 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social is now available on Westlaw. Analysis pieces from @erinferguson.bsky.social on the Tortoise Media and Sammut decisions; Dan Meagher on the interaction of art and non-discrimination law; and @diggorybailey.bsky.social on use of explanatory notes ...

We are delighted to welcome new members to @publiclaw.bsky.social's editorial committee. From January 2026 we will be joined by Mike Gordon (Liverpool) and Silvia Suteu (@eui-law.bsky.social), with @ymarique.bsky.social (Essex) and @paulfscott.bsky.social (Glasgow) joining from January 2027.

Alex Schwartz: Recent Attempts to Curb Judicial Power in the United Kingdom The era of Conservative Party government from 2015–2024 was one of great constitutional turmoil in the United Kingdom. In addition to (and partly because of) the controversies surrounding the UK’s …

Alex Schwartz: Recent Attempts to Curb Judicial Power in the United Kingdom ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/08/a...

normal night out in London

... the Diego Garcia Military Base and BIOT Bill - publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

Don't know what to read after finishing the HL Constitution Committee's report on the Rule of Law? Here are reports on the Sentencing Council provisions of the Sentencing Bill - publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld... ... and

publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

Constitution Committee - Publications - Committees - UK Parliament Publications for Constitution Committee

It’s here! committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...

Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025. The Bill builds on the Labour party manifesto commitment to “take back our streets”, and contains a wide-ranging scope …

Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/12/n...

Excellent news, David - no one better placed to write this!

Glorious!

October 2025 issue of Public Law is incoming - and still a couple of weeks left to apply to become a member of the journal's editorial committee: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...

Will speak to @aileenmcharg.bsky.social about this tomorrow.

Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

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

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

Conor Gearty obituary - The Guardian

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

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

niche.

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...

(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....)

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.

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...

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

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.

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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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

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

„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...