One In, One Out
19.05.2026
Ganesh Prasad
Manuj Gupta
Twenty-page communiqués from United Nations Special Rapporteurs loom over the United Kingdom (“UK”) and France, respectively, as the two countries advance negotiations over their reciprocal “one-in, one-out” migrant transfer agreement....
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Brexit Part 2?
20.03.2026
As we approach the ten-year anniversary of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, sentiment is stirring once again for major reform to Europe’s international organisations. This time, the...
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Carl Schmitt, International Law, and Constitutional Tradition in the United Kingdom
06.08.2025
Mads Andenas
Eirik Bjorge
We live in a time when international law seems “to be called into question more fundamentally than before” (Georg Nolte, p. 230). The debates to which this situation gives rise...
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Cut the Carve-Out
29.07.2025
In the hallowed halls of British justice, a familiar narrative recently played out: a clash between the government's sovereign power in foreign affairs and its obligations under international law. The...
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The UK Supreme Court’s Unworkable Sex Definitions in For Women Scotland
14.05.2025
Manon Beury
Lena Holzer
Electra Zacharias
On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court decided in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v. The Scottish Ministers that the term “woman” in the Equality Act 2010...
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UK-Rwanda Deal Pushed Through Parliament
24.05.2024
Jack Provan
Nadine Grünhagen
On 25 April 2024, the long-awaited Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 (Safety of Rwanda Act) received royal assent in the United Kingdom (UK). This followed months of...
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God Save the King – From “Annoying” Protesters?
07.06.2023
For peaceful protesters, the United Kingdom (‘UK’) has turned into difficult terrain over the last years. In the recent past, this has become increasingly obvious, especially by the way the...
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Fuel Poverty in the United Kingdom
17.02.2023
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is in a cost of living crisis. Among the most pressing problems is fuel poverty. People are increasingly having difficulties...
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Take It or Break It?
28.09.2022
Louis Valentino Kolkmeyer
Vor gut sechs Jahren hat das britische Volk per Referendum für den Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs (VK) aus der Europäischen Union (EU) gestimmt (Brexit). Dystopien wie ein frequenter Gebrauch von...
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Out of Sight, out of Mind?
27.06.2022
On June 14th 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued an interim measure against the United Kingdom, effectively halting a deportation flight at the 11th hour that would...
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