Public Law

And apologies to Richard *Craven* for the autocorrected name error.

Many thanks to all contributors and reviewers.

Kevin Costello on the de facto officer doctrine in the 21st century. Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons provided the current survey. @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social took care of the reviews of books from Johanna Frohlich, Andras Koltay, Dimitrios Kyritsis and Christina Lienen.

Susannah Paul on Aministrative Empathy; @mgillis.bsky.social on Sexual Offences, HRs and the Met; Richard Cave on legitimacy and the administration of the airwaves auctions; Janina Boughey and Anita Mackay on Administrative Justice in Prisons; and ...

The October 25 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social will land on Westlaw shortly. Analysis from Farrah Raza on NHS regulation and patient choice and @a-b-evans.bsky.social on recall proposals for the Senedd. Articles are from @echrhawk.bsky.social on the vulnerability of the UK's HR protections; ...

In memory of Conor Gearty, Public Law's 2007 symposium on his Hamlyn Lectures, "Can Human Rights Survive?" is available to read here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...

"no real vibes at all"? rude.

On 19 Nov 2025, 2pm GMT, we will host an online roundtable on #Contextual Approaches to #Constitutional_Law in #Academic_Publishing with reps from 6 leading comparative con law journals, moderated by Prof @tomginsburg.bsky.social (Chicago) & chaired by CCC co-director Dr @davidvitale.bsky.social.

Public Law is looking make several appointments to its Editorial Committee - details etc ⬇️ - expressions of interest to public.law@durham.ac.uk by 31 October 2025.

I love the smell of an article proof in the afternoon… #senedd #devolution

and, as always, we are happy field queries from potential authors on fit, overlap with other articles in the pipeline etc get in touch at public.law@durham.ac.uk

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Attention potential Public Law authors! A new website in development, with many FAQs, links to recent issues, author guidance, style guide, etc: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/produc...

Prof Meg Russell's (@conunitucl.bsky.social) 2024 Public Law lecture - "Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?" - is available open access here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...

As ever, thanks to all contributors, reviewers, etc. @rogermasterman.bsky.social/@aileenmcharg.bsky.social

Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons provide the current survey, and book reviews consider @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social's 'Judicial Individuality on the UKSC', D.J. Galligan's 'Keepers of the Common Good' and Dimitrios Kivotidis' 'The Dialectics of Democracy.'

... @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social (on Administrative Justice and the Prevent and Channel Duties); Aisling Ryan (on the animators of administrative law); and @doubleaspect.blog (on judicial deference to administrative limitations on rights).

... and national security in Hong Kong). Articles are from Jeffrey Goldsworthy (on Dr Bonham's Case); @anuragdeb.bsky.social and @colinmurray.bsky.social (on Art 2 of the Winsor Framework the Legacy Act and the IMA); Lisa Burton Crawford and Janina Boughey (on Automated Information about Law); ...

The July 2025 issue of Public Law is now available via westlaw. Featuring Analysis from Tasneem Ghazi (Constitutional Constraints on Delegated powers in the UK and Ireland); Mary Dobbs and @colinmurray.bsky.social (on the Rights Community Action case) and Trevor Wan (on proportionality ...

V good paper by @echrhawk.bsky.social - 'The Human Rights Act under Siege: The Vulnerability of Fundamental Rights Protection under the UK Constitution' - reflecting on implications of legislation passed in 'dying days' of last govt. A sobering conclusion. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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