Events | Judicial Power Project

Panel Discussion: Sir Noel Malcolm’s “Human Rights and Political Wrongs

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...

What are the limits of judicial independence?

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...

Enclaves and Exclaves: Limits and Exceptions to the Doctrine of Judicial Review

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...

Parliament and the Prerogative: From the Case of Proclamations to Miller

25 Nov 2016 | Events

Time & Date Wednesday 30th November Registration: 12.45 Start: 13.15 Sandwich buffet: 14.15 – 14.45 Venue Policy Exchange 6th Floor 8-10 Great George Street Westminster SW1P 3AE With Professor Timothy Endicott Professor of Legal Philosophy...

Criticism and Accountability in Judging

25 Nov 2016 | Events

Time & Date Monday 28 November Registration: 13:00 Start: 13:15 End: 14:15 Venue Policy Exchange 6th Floor 8-10 Great George Street Westminster SW1P 3AE With Rt Hon Lord Hope of Craighead Former Deputy President of the Supreme Court and...

Event | Brexit and Judicial Power 21.07.16

13 Jul 2016 | Events, Upcoming events

Policy Exchange is delighted to invite you to a panel discussion of what Brexit means for judicial power in our constitution. Reflecting on the controversial record of the Court of Justice of the European Union and on the recently announced litigation to block Her...

Judging the Public Interest: The Rule of Law vs. the Rule of Courts

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...

Event | Judicial Power: Past, present and future

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...

Jeffrey Goldsworthy – Losing Faith in Democracy: Why judicial supremacy is rising and what to do about it

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...