14 Oct 2019 | Past events
speakers: Lord Sumption former Justice of the Supreme Court John Larkin QC Attorney General for Northern Ireland Helen Mountfield QC Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford The Lord Trevethin and Oaksey QC Crossbench Peer and Barrister Chaired by Professor Richard...
20 Jun 2019 | Past events
speakers: with Richard Ekins Head of Judicial Power Project Associate Professor, University of Oxford Patrick Hennessey Barrister, author and former British Army Officer Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb KBE, CMG, DSO Former Commander of the British Field Army Former Director...
11 Mar 2019 | Past events
a panel discussion on treason law reform with Rt Hon Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL former Director General, Security Service Rt Hon Lord Judge PC former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Jo Morris Barrister, Charter Chambers Tom Tugendhat MBE MP Co-author,...
11 Feb 2019 | Past events
The launch of The US Department of Defense Law of War Manual: Commentary and Critique (Cambridge University Press) with Professor Michael Newton Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School former Judge Advocate for the 7th Special Forces Group, U.S. Army Tom Tugendhat...
18 Oct 2018 | Past events
Speaking at the first such cross-party event in Westminster, General David Petraeus, former Commander, US Central Command, tells a packed Policy Exchange audience that expansion of European Human Rights law “is having a chilling effect on recruiting, retention &...
18 Oct 2018 | Past events
A lecture from The Hon Justice Bradley W Miller, Court of Appeal for Ontario, on: Constitutional Supremacy and Judicial Reasoning: Doctrinal Difficulties in Canada and Abroad With a Vote of Thanks by The Rt Hon Lord Sumption, Justice of the Supreme Court. About...
17 Jan 2018 | Events, Past events
In his new study for Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project, leading historian of ideas Sir Noel Malcolm considers European Human Rights law and finds it wanting. The European Court of Human Rights, he argues, operates on principles that are incoherent and...
11 Jan 2018 | Events, Past events
The expansion of judicial power has gone hand-in-hand with a greater emphasis on judicial independence. The more that judges hold those who exercise political power to account, the greater the emphasis placed on ensuring that judges are equipped—individually and...
11 Jan 2018 | Past events
The Honourable Dyson Heydon AC QC, former Justice of the High Court of Australia and one of the common-law world’s foremost figures, considered the rise of judicial review around the world in an event at Policy Exchange. Heydon warned that the phenomenon of rising...
2 Dec 2015 | Events, Past events
Policy Exchange was delighted to host a panel discussion including the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Alistair Darling; Lord Hoffmann, former Law Lord; and Lord Justice Bean. The discussion, chaired by Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve, CH, CBE, FBA, is to...
12 Oct 2015 | Events, Past events
Video and a text of this event can be found here. Policy Exchange is delighted to invite you to a lecture by John Finnis FBA, Professor Emeritus of Law & Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford, on the past, present and future of judicial power. The lecture...
9 Mar 2015 | Events, Past events, Publications, Publications: Critiquing Judicial Power
Below is a transcript of the speech delivered by Professor Jeffrey Goldsworthy at the launch of Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project. You can also download a copy of the speech in pdf format here. 1. INTRODUCTION I am honoured to have been invited to launch...
