Winter Event: “The Use of International Law in the Scottish courts: past, present and future.”

The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Winter event, on the use of international law in cases in the Scottish courts. If you have not yet reserved your place please arrange to do so as soon as possible. The event is being held jointly with Edinburgh University, on Friday 24th February 2012. We [...]

Shami Chakrabarti ‘Common Values: The Human Rights Act – All we Have to Lose’

Glasgow Caledonian University  Law Society present Shami Chakrabarti, director of ‘Liberty’, discussing the possible repercussions of repealing the Human Rights Act. Wednesday 25th January 2012, 2pm – 4.30pm, Deeprose Theatre, Govan Mbeki Building, Glasgow Caledonian University. Free. Register online here: http://gcu-law.eventbrite.com/ Any queries to lawsoc@caledonian.ac.uk  

Edinburgh Law School Roundtable Seminar: Devolution after AXA

The University of Edinburgh Law School and the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law are running a Roundtable Seminar entitled “Devolution after AXA” on 2 December 2011 from 4pm to 6pm in Old College. Speakers are Clive Lewis QC (Intervener for First Minister of Wales) , Aiden O’Neill QC (Counsel for 3rd to 10th respondents), Aileen McHarg [...]

The Relationship between UK Courts and Strasbourg

In March 2011, the SPLG Spring event held in partnership with the Faculty of Advocates was on the topic of “Human rights-Reconciling Strasbourg and Supreme Court” chaired by Dame Eilish Angiolini with Sir Nicolas Bratza, Lord Reed and Lord Hope speaking about the interrelationship of Strasbourg and UK human rights law from different perspectives. Of [...]

SPLG Autumn Event: Current issues in Media law in Scotland and the UK

Privacy, Freedom of Expression and the Media:  Recent Developments The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Autumn event, on current issues in media law in Scotland and the UK.  The event is being held with the support of Glasgow Caledonian University’s Institute for Society and Social Justice Research on Tuesday 29 November 2011.  Recent developments involving and [...]

SPLG Winter Event: Use of International Law in the Scottish courts

The use of International Law in cases in the Scottish courts: past, present and future. The SPLG are delighted to invite you to their Winter event, on the use of international law in cases in the Scottish courts.  The event is being held jointly with Edinburgh University, on Friday 24th February 2012. If there ever [...]

Conference Slides, Part 2

I understand some people have had trouble with the following slides. I have converted them to Powerpoint 2003: Curtice Moynihan Paulin And here is Martin Chamberliain‘s presentation.

Summer Conference Slides

We are delighted to make the following slides available: Catherine Barnard John Curtice Lorna Drummond Natalie Lancey Elaine Motion Gerry Moynihan Oswyn Paulin Bobby Sandeman Lynda Towers Andrew Webster James Wolffe          

Summer Conference Update 2

Our programme is set, the building is ready. If you haven’t booked already, then you should book soon! Final programme is located here: http://splg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SPLG-summer-final.pdf Directions are located here: http://www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/venues/john-mcintyre-conference-centre I and a few volunteers will be waiting on the door to welcome you.

Summer Conference Update

The Scottish Public Law Group’s annual update conference is on 13 June 2011 in Edinburgh. Speakers and chairs include Lord Hodge, Lord Carloway, Professor John Curtice (Strathclyde), Professor Himsworth (Edinburgh), Professor Barnard (Cambridge), Professor Page (Dundee), Gerry Moynihan QC, and James Wolffe QC.  There are update sessions on developments in public law in Scotland and [...]