Mcdonagh, Luke 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2085-5404
(2016)
Luke McDonagh: what future for the rule of law and human rights in the new populist environment?
UK Constitutional Law Association blog
(18 Nov 2016).
Blog Entry.
Abstract
When I teach UK constitutional law to my students we often discuss the relationship between UK parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law, and the tensions that inevitably occur in a liberal democratic society between the ruling executive/legislature and the judiciary. One thing that is readily apparent is that these tensions – which have for some time been adequately managed in the UK via the Human Rights Act declaration of incompatibility mechanism and a general judicial deference towards Parliament – are now in danger of spinning out of control. This is likely to have significant negative consequences for the protection of human rights in the UK, and may lead to a sharp narrowing of what we conceive of as the rule of law.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author |
| Divisions: | Law |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2020 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 05:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105592 |
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