'New Issues and Challenges in Constitutional Law and Thinking: Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law PhD Showcase

The ECCL invites you to a showcase of PhD research covering challenges and issues that are at the forefront of current constitutional thinking. Topics will range from questions about the legal identity of political parties, to constitutional innovations in the Global South, and from the role of “the people” in the UK’s constitution, to the need for specialism in the judicial protection of rights in the UK. Each project embraces both constitutional theory as well as practical application. The presenters, who have all recently completed their theses, will share their findings and experience, as well as their thoughts as to the future direction of their highly topical and thought provoking research.

2:00pm: Panel One
The Legal Personality of Political Parties: Christian Jones
Adaptations to the Westminster model in Sri Lanka and Guyana: Peter Reid
Discussion

3:00pm Coffee Break

3:10pm: Panel Two
The role of Constituent Power in the UK's Political Constitution: Pravar Petkar
New Specialist Human Rights Tribunals for the UK in a Differential Constitutional Model: Alison Seaman
Discussion

4:05 pm: Open Q and A session.

4:30 pm: Drinks Reception

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