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The last several years have been busy times for public lawyers. This will continue whoever becomes Prime Minister following Boris Johnson’s resignation. It is, therefore, critical that researchers have a strong understanding of how they can best engage with and influence politicians and policymakers, and that practitioners appreciate how litigation can best achieve practical change … Continue reading
Administrative law and the digital welfare state in the UK and Australia Jack Maxwell (Research Fellow in Public Law and Technology, Public Law Project) Technology plays a central role in the modern welfare state. Governments are increasingly using technology to confirm identities, assess eligibility, calculate and make payments, and detect fraud. This new mode … Continue reading
Public law values in times of lockdown: lessons from the Belgian case By Emmanuel Slautsky (Université libre de Bruxelles) For the past weeks, national and international news has been dominated by a single topic: a large part of the world is affected by the pandemic of the infectious disease COVID-19, which is due … Continue reading
Germany – a federal executive power grab? By Stefan Theil (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights) The German Infectious Diseases Protection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz – IDPA) is the primary federal statute regulating the fight against covid-19 in Germany. The Act has been recently amended to provide the federal government with a greater role in enforcement and … Continue reading
The Ombud’s role in environmental governance and sustainable development at national and international level: the protection of future generations By Vassiliki Vretou In this post, Vassiliki Vretou discusses her new book, which deals with the Institution of the Ombud and its role in protecting environmental rights, including those of children and future generations. She makes … Continue reading
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