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Are you a PhDer interested in comparative study of law? This may be of interest to you: PhD course in Comparative Law and Comparative Legal Methods in Bergen. www.uib.no/fg/rettskult...

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Book launch for 'The Entrenchment of Democracy', with Profs Erin Delaney, Yvonne Tew, Richard Bellamy, Tom Poole, Leah Trueblood & Aziz Huq. Registration required. Pls come if you are in London. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-entren...

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A new volume of Comparative Constitutional Studies is out. Honouring @cherylas1.bsky.social, with contributions on the themes that dominated her trailblazing career: global constitutionalism, federalism, constitution making and rule of law. 🌟Open access for the next three weeks. 🌟

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Many thanks @saoirseenright.bsky.social and @laurcah.bsky.social for your comment on my piece with Conor. Thanks also to @dkennytcd.bsky.social Rachael Walsh and Maria Cahill

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My latest piece in Global Constitutionalism. While it contributes to a somewhat niche debate, it might interest you if you are keen on the debates on the Basic Structure Doctrine or the Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments Doctrine. Open Access Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Look, I'm lucky enough to count Anurag as a friend, so I'm not going to pretend that this is an objective view, but folk should read this post before blethering about legislative intent. The range and depth of work is amazing for 1000 words. Like a little PhD amuse bouche:

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1/ Ming-Sung Kuo's important article on the objects & corresponding methods of comparative constitutional studies, forthcoming in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies and available on SSRN, can be read as an effort to systematize pluralist & eclectic methods in wide use. I remain skeptical about ...

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Some lovely digital post today. Thrilled with the cover design for my book, coming out early next year with OUP's Oxford Legal Philosophy series. The book is an anti-positivist theory of statutory interpretation in UK public law - perfect for your undergrad reading lists or children's birthdays.

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So here’s my morning after immediate analysis of why Yoon Suk Yeol’s self coup of December 3-4, 2024 failed. I’ll try to highlight 5 things, but they are not mutually exclusive. 1/

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Delighted to say my book has arrived (& ‘only’ took me 8 yrs!). Thx to my colleagues in TCD & to @conorjkelly.bsky.social @alanrenwick.bsky.social @alanwhysall.bsky.social Brendan O’Leary, Cathy-Gormley-Heenan, Chris McCrudden, for providing much to ponder @conunitucl.bsky.social refs working group.

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If Bluesky is to replace X for news, global coverage is key. There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now. This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts. Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value

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The entertainment value of the anti-bribery training I have to do for work is vastly enhanced by subtitles.

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People, the excitement is real - the panel is tomorrow! Can’t wait for this timely and necessary discussion about regulating lies + elections. Lots to talk about - including @milliganreports.bsky.social on the social media side of things… 🌟 Join us in person or online #ElecRegForum24

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This has comedic potential

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I have redone my Irish law starter pack. Will try not to delete it this time. Let me know if you'd like to be included! go.bsky.app/AFHUk6P

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@tricondublin.bsky.social has arrived on Bluesky! Follow us for updates about TriCON events and scholarship. Good to see some TriCON members already here incl @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social @mikebecker.bsky.social @dkennytcd.bsky.social @suryaroy.bsky.social & @orandoyle.bsky.social

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@tricondublin.bsky.social has arrived on Bluesky! Follow to find out about upcoming events and scholarship on constitutional governance. Great to see TriCON members @orandoyle.bsky.social @dkennytcd.bsky.social & @suryaroy.bsky.social already here.

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Good to see the sister (one of them actually, I have loads) has made the journey

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Pleasure to be at the university of Luxembourg yesterday to discuss Costello and constitutional identity. Left convinced that there is still work to be done in comparing the function of ‘constitutional identity’ in unamendability and EU integration debates

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Before I have to sit down and update it in light of Ireland's general election, a piece I have coming out early next year on Sinn Féin and the challenges it faces in making further progress towards reunification, and the strategic choices ahead for the party: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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It’s a while since I put this together. There are probably more people here now who should be on it - let me know in replies go.bsky.app/8smuriq

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Might be a good time to reshare @orandoyle.bsky.social Irish law starter pack as well: go.bsky.app/8smuriq

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Cue outrage from the Cork people

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Preparing the slides for Conor Casey's and my paper for the Irish Supreme Court Review on 10 years of constitutional decision-making by the Supreme Court. Still time to register for the conference on 19 October, but here's a sneak preview: www.tcd.ie/law/news-eve...

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A bright, fresh morning at Trinity College Dublin

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Tomorrow in the Trinity Long Room Hub at 4pm, I will be speaking about why lawyers should read literature to keep us human. All welcome in person, and it’s streaming here, as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Festival this week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZW...

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The (2024) 44(1) issue of the Dublin University Law Journal has just been published by ClarusPress. In this issue, the editors explain our overall approach and introduce a few innovations. 1/

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My article on a statistical analysis of devolved JR in Judicial Review has been published. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Preparing slides for Irish Supreme Court Review presentation on 19 October and powerpoint suggested this image for this slide. If anyone has any idea what's going on, please let me know.

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Colleagues in Maynooth and elsewhere have put together a rolling website on the current constitutional crisis in Mexico. There is a backround primer here (verfassungsblog.de/a-democratic...) by Mariana Velasco-Rivera. The website is here: www.demoptimism.org/crisis-in-me...

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