And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,[t]hey say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? So…He lifted up himself and said unto them, he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. (John 8:3 et seq) It should come as no great surprise that the UK Government, in putting before Parliament the UK Internal Market Bill, is now spicing with illegality its torrid meal of irresponsibility and incompetence in the manner in which Brexit was managed –from the Cameron hors d’oeuvres, through the Theresa May main course and, now, the Boris dessert. And nota bene: I am not calling into question the Brexit decision itself. It is the amateurism of the process which is so stupefying. Were any of the issues now being raised by HMG –…
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Episode 5 of EJIL: The Podcast! “Breaking Bad – in a Specific and Limited Way”
In this episode of the podcast, Marko Milanovic, Sarah Nouwen, Philippa Webb and I analyse the Internal Market Bill which is currently going through the UK Parliament. The Bill is a remarkable piece of proposed legislation in that UK ministers, including the governments most senior legal advisers, admit that the aim of…
Will COVID-19 usher on another decade of austerity within the United Kingdom? What does this mean for the protection of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR)?
A Brief Background As of April 28th 2020, there had been 21,678 COVID-19 related deaths within UK hospitals, bringing the scale of the UK pandemic on par with that of Italy, France, Spain and the US. The slow rate of decline has led to the government stating that lockdown will be imposed for an indefinite period…
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This, I think, is worth reposting tonight: I’ve seen you change the water into wine I’ve seen you change it back to water, too I sit at your table every night I try but I just don’t get high with you I wish there was a treaty…
Could International Law Stop a No-Deal Brexit?
At the time of writing – less than 3 weeks until the current ‘Brexit day’ of 31 October 2019 - all options relating to the UK’s departure from the European Union appear to be on the table. Leaving with a deal, ‘crashing out’, not leaving at all, or anything in between seem equally possible. Much attention has been…