Dr Conor Casey
Dr Conor Casey is Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool
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From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers?
Download Publication Online Reader A new report published by Policy Exchange today, ‘From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers? The Problem with the Attorney General’s New Legal Risk Guidelines’ critiques the new guidance to Government lawyers recently published by the Attorney General. The report argues the guidelines will likely give government lawyers, and especially the Attorney General himself, more power and influence over policymaking, at the […]
The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 in Twenty-Five Cases
Download Publication Online Reader This new paper for Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project shows how the Human Rights Act has had a major, negative impact on how the UK is governed – and on the way in which many important questions about public policy have been resolved. The paper contributes to the study of the impact of the Human Rights Act by picking out, from each year of the Act’s […]
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Migration) Bill
Download Publication Online Reader A new research note published by Policy Exchange today recommends that the House of Commons support the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Migration) Bill when it receives its second reading tomorrow (Tuesday 12 December). The Bill is described as an “intelligent and broadly effective response to the Supreme Court’s recent Rwanda judgment”. The Bill does not reject that judgment, or disrespect the Supreme Court […]
Government Lawyers, the Civil Service Code, and the Rule of Law
Download Publication Online Reader A new research note published by Policy Exchange today argues that there is no constitutional or legal basis for any Government lawyer, even the Attorney General, to refuse to approve the introduction of legislation to Parliament seeking to change domestic law – even if the legislation risks creating tension with the UK’s international law obligations. Related Publications
Between Law and Politics
Download Publication Online Reader This report considers the constitutional role of the Law Officers and defends the institutional status quo. The current configuration of the Attorney General (and Solicitor General), as a law officer with legal and political dimensions, works well. Moving to an alternative (apolitical, technocratic) model of Attorney General would risk excessive legalisation of policy and would reduce political accountability. Related Publications