On the relationship between parliament and the executive power of the crown (the resolution of the tension there-arising forming the basis of Britain’s constitutional law and its foundation in the idea of ‘constitutional monarchy’) the two legal traditions rest of different bedrocks which enable very different answers to these principal constitutional questions.
KCL European Society 2016-17, Press Review No.1, 4th October 2016 It’s been just over 3 months since Britain surprised the entire Western World by voting by a slim margin in favour of leaving the European Union. After an increasingly intense and emotional campaign, which saw the murder of sitting MP Jo Cox, Britain on 24th… Continue reading After Brexit? The question nobody ever asked
We are currently going through one of the most tumultuous times in British politics for decades, and whilst it doesn’t seem like it, the pieces are moving for a sea-change in the way the British people govern themselves.
The recently elected PiS government in Poland has become even more isolated after its decision to take Poland down an authoritarian path, as the constitutional court has recently ruled against it. As its opponents grow on all sides, what does this mean for Polish democracy?
Here I outline the steps Poland’s government has taken to the right, why I believe Poland has begun to violate the rule of law and why I believe we are right to criticise it.
As Europe’s migration policy loses further support, Merkel will clearly have to back down in the face of opposition from all sides.
Angela Merkel’s dominant position is undermined as her allies in the German establishment abandon her Migration policy and support for the policy dwindles.
Weekend Euro news update, including Greek debt crisis , migration crisis & further fears thrown about over Brexit
Poland on Sunday saw a distinct shift towards right wing, nationalist conservatism and euroscepticism.
In Search of Europa 