Reconciling different legal traditions is a fraught but inescapable task in modern liberal societies

In Linda Colley’s new book, constitutions fizzle with the energy of war, navigation and power

We should soon get many of our personal freedoms back. But such have been the abuses of parliament, police and the law that we may never recover our standing as free citizens

A government-sponsored review is the latest sign the Human Rights Act is in danger

The latest royal scandal shows the monarchy struggling to remain relevant—but this is not 1936

Recent examples have brought an old legal and philosophical question back to the fore

My new select committee is filling the gap where deeper statutory commitments should be

A response to David Allen Green 

The former head of the government legal service resigned when No 10 threatened to break an international treaty. With the difficult reality of Brexit now upon us, I asked whether we risk a repeat offence

As chair of parliament’s constitution committee, I have witnessed up close the attempt to evade oversight. A reset is overdue

The remarkable year we have come through contains vital legislative lessons

The answer, given in the judgment about Heathrow expansion, is not what you might think