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Seminar
15th February 2012: ‘Sovereignty as a Principle of Constitutionalism’ - A Discussion of Nick Barber’s Book: ‘The Constitutional State’. Nick Barber (Trinity College, Oxford). Discussants: Dr Anthony Lang (St. Andrews) and Professor Christine Bell (University of Edinburgh).
Seminar
9th February 2012: 'Peoples, Self-Determination, and Secession', Michel Seymour (Université de Montréal), co-organised with Territorial Politics.
One day Workshop
27 January 2012: 'Scotland’s Constitutional Future', Senate Room, Glasgow University; co-organised with Prof Tom Mullen University of Glasgow.
Speakers: Michael Keating, Stephen Tierney, Navraj Ghaleigh, Tom Mullen, Jim Gallagher, David Heald, Alan Page
Workshop/Debate
2 December 2011: ‘Devolution after AXA’, Clive Lewis QC, Aileen McHarg University of Glasgow, Aidan O'Neill QC, Paul Reid Advocate
Seminar
27th September 2011: 'Normalisation and legislative exceptionalism: counter-terrorist lawmaking and the changing times of security emergencies'
Andrew Neal, Edinburgh Politics Department.
Workshop
10-11 June 2011 After Public Law, organised by Cormac Mac Amlaigh and Claudio Michelon
Seminar
12 May 2011: Contemporary Issues in Law and National Identity
‘Autonomism and Federalism in Multinational Federal Political Systems’
Dr. Jaime Lluch
Santander Fellow in Iberian and European Studies European Studies Centre, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford
‘Multilevel human rights protection in the UK: the new Supreme Court and the proposals for a Bill of Rights within the complex nature of the State.’
Dr Elisenda Casañas Adam, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, (now Lecturer in Public Law, Edinburgh Law School).
Seminar
11 May 2011: Maria Agius (Uppsala University) : 'The new global law and the interfacing of legal orders: The constitutional implications of regime collision'.
Spring conference
8 April 2011: Public Law Adjudication, organised by Niamh Nic Shuibhne
Seminar
29 March 2011: 'Foundations of Public Law', Professor Martin Loughlin, LSE discussed his recent book. ALL WELCOME. Lorimer Room, Old College, 2.00-4.00 p.m.
Lecture
18th March 2011: UK Advocate General Lord Wallace of Tankerness delivered a lecture on his role.
Ruth Adler Lecture on Human Rights
1 March 2011 'The ECHR and the conflict in Northern Ireland'
Professor Brice Dickson, Queens University Belfast
Seminar
17 February 2011: 'Democracy Exposed: Emotions in the Referendum Process'
Stephen Tierney, Edinburgh University Law School
Seminar Series:
ECCL Annual Lecture
16 November 2010: 'Scotland and Independence', Michael Keating, Professor of Political Science, University of Aberdeen and Emeritus, EUI
10 November, 2010: Dicey and the Making of Public Law’, Professor Mark Walters, Queens University, Canada,
18 October 2010: 'Outlaws of Commerce: Federal Power and Social Reform in the Progressive Era.' Professor Barry Cushman: James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School
Seminar
Workshop
1 June 2010: “Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act”.
Discussing Aileen Kavanagh's book published with Cambridge UP in 2009. Discussants: Adam Tomkins (University of Glasgow), Stephen Tierney (University of Edinburgh), Jeff King (University of Oxford), Richard Bellamy (University College London). Respondent: Aileen Kavanagh (University of Oxford)
Seminar Series
10 March 2010: 'Remedies in Public Law', Janet McLean, Professor of Law, University of Dundee.
17 March 2010: 'Ireland and the ECHR: waiting for impact from sub-constitutional incorporation', Donncha O'Connell, NUI Galway.
26 February 2010: 'Appellate Jurisdiction in Scotland'. A discussion of Neil Walker's recent review. Neil introduced the review. Commentators were Hector MacQueen, Gillian Black and Chris Himsworth. Chair: Stephen Tierney
Reading Group:
First semester 2010-11: Discussing: Dobner and Loughlin eds., The Twlight of Constitutionalism. Contact: Tom Flynn - tomjsflynn@gmail.com
2009-2010: Discussed Tomkins, Our Republican Constitution and Kavanagh, Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act.
18 November 2009: 'The Role of the Courts in the Political Constitution', Adam Tomkins, John Millar Professor of Public Law, University of Glasgow.
Edinburgh Centre of Constitutional Law: Inaugural lecture:
23 September, 2009: 'The Flexible Constitution?', Martin Loughlin, Professor of Public Law, London School of Economics.
Ruth Adler lecture on Human Rights:
16 October 2009: 'Human rights: ethic for our anxious age', Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law, London School of Economics. Constitutional Referendums 8 May 2009: Workshop: 'Let the People Decide: Referendums in a Post-Sovereign Age'. This day long event brought together experts in constitutional law, internationallaw, political science and political theory to discuss the implications in theory and practice of deliberative engagement with the public in referendum and pre-referendum processes.
The event was funded by Development Trust Research Fund, awarded by the University of Edinburgh's College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a Canadian Studies Programme Development Grant.
Organisers: Navraj Ghaleigh, Ailsa Henderson, Stephen Tierney
Europe's Constitutional Mosaic
2008-09: Seminar Series, organised jointly with the Europa Institute. A series of five seminars in academic year 2008-09 exploring the complex constitutional arrangements of the European space as an inter-connected mosaic.
Organisers: Jo Shaw, Stephen Tierney and Neil Walker
Seminar with Frank Michelman
26 May 2009: Seminar: Professor Frank Michelman, University of Harvard, ‘Constitutional Authorship and Constitutional Authority’.
This seminar discussed some of the influential arguments advanced by Professor Frank Michelman from the University of Harvard in the course of his accomplished academic career. The theoretical discussions were inspired by the backdrop of the longstanding American constitutional tradition, and further coloured by recent British and South African constitutional developments. The seminar brought together faculty members, undergraduate and post-graduate students; Professors Neil Walker and Zenon Bankowski were responsible for initially commenting on Professor Michelman's presentation.
Organiser: Neil Walker
Workshop: Sovereignty and European Integration
29 May 29 2009: A workshop was held on theme of sovereignty and European integration in the 'post-constitutional' era. The workshop brought together lawyers and political scientists to examine sovereignty-related aspects of European integration. Areas covered included Constitutionalism, Sovereignty and European integration, Sovereignty and Commission Enforcement, Treaty opt-outs, EU Foreign Policy and confederalism. The event was funded by the Development Trust Research Fund, awarded by the University of Edinburgh's College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Europa Institute.
Organiser: Cormac Mac Amhlaigh.
Workshop: 'Integration Through Law' 8 April, 2009
Workshop: 'Political Constitutionalism and Judicial Review' 9 May, 2008
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