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The decision of a Prime Minister Only one person decided to appoint Lord Mandelson

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"How can we get rid of you?" The immense significance of the defeat of Orbán's illiberal political machine and methodology

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Why Melania Trump's statement is a fascinating exercise in text and performance A close reading of an odd public statement

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The silences after a threat of genocide The impotence of both constitutional law and international law

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Why weren't officers' war crimes concerns reported to the military police at the time? One key question for the Afghan war crimes inquiry

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How Trump has created a situation he cannot get out of The choking of the Strait of Hormuz and an unwanted regime change in Iran mean Trump cannot simply walk away

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The Mueller report was a turning-point where United States history failed to turn The cynical reframing of the report by Trump's administration worked in our low attention span age

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Why the United States attack on the school in Minab matters The facts of the incident point to a breach of international law

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The prospect of "executive orders" being used by an incoming illiberal government Reliance on statutory instruments is now openly part of a plan for government

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How the Palestine Action proscription case and the botched prosecution of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh show how the Home Office, the police, and the prosecutors, are not taking terrorism law seriously. Terrorism law is important and should be credible

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What is not happening with constitutionalism in the United States and the United Kingdom A look at constitutionalism (and the lack of it) in the United States and United Kingdom, with reference to a 1980s computer magazine column

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The curious section 3 of the new National Security Act A broad and vague provision may be a cause for concern

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But what about international law – continued. The West's one-sidedness in saying things aloud is not coherent or compelling

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Six proposals for improving public procurement Yesterday we saw what was wrong - here are suggestions for what could be put right

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Six concerns about public procurement What is wrong about public procurement - and why it can be hard to do anything about it

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Land and Expand - how Palantir captured the Ministry of Defence What a close reading of public domain documents tells us about two concerning contract awards

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Misconducting in public office An ancient offence in the news - and how it usually is used only for junior officials

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Will the Carnival ever end? The current disregard of norms in policy and law

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What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm

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1642's Five Members vs 2026's Six Members Comparing Charles I and President Trump in their attempts to arrest and charge legislators.

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Three reasons why the Mandelson disclosure exercise will be a shock for the government Ministers and officials usually are in control of disclosure exercises - but here they will not be - and why that matters

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The constitutional significance of what happened to the Prime Minister last week Members of parliament moved for a parliamentary committee to decide what is prejudicial to national security instead of the government

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On the disclosure of Mandelson's emails How to think about disclosed documentary evidence

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Why Rwanda is bringing a legal challenge against the United Kingdom The claim is that the United Kingdom failed to terminate the agreement in time

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Thinking about what has happened in Minnesota What the horrific events of the last few weeks may tell us

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My posts this week Another busy week for law and policy commentators

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When the United Kingdom annexed a north Atlantic island The 1955 story of what has been described as the last expansion of the British Empire.

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“…neither rhyme nor reason.” We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.

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Trump v BBC - a guide to the case This resource page sets out the key developments in the case with links, and it will be updated from time-to-time

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Notes on gangster states Why legitimacy matters when the state has a monopoly on coercive and lethal force.

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