Lord Neuberger’s Speech: UK’s Antagonism with the EU and the Consequences

Lord Neuberger’s recent speech concerning the relationship between the UK and the EU (and in particular the European Courts) is timely, although perhaps surprising. One on hand timely, due to the current calls for the UK to reconsider its relationship with Europe as allegations that it intrudes too much on the everyday lives of UK… More Lord Neuberger’s Speech: UK’s Antagonism with the EU and the Consequences

The United Kingdom as a Symbol of Constitutionalism

by Helin Maria Laufer Abstract: The article focuses on the doctrines underlying the constitution in the United Kingdom and their significance internationally. _____________________ The United Kingdom is considered as a constitutional monarchy. Although the nature of the United Kingdom’s constitution is to some extent unclear as it is not codified, there is no doubt that… More The United Kingdom as a Symbol of Constitutionalism

Reconsidering Naz: The theoretical shortcomings of a privacy based approach to homosexuality

I: Introduction In 2009 the High Court of Delhi, in the case of Naz Foundation v. NCT Delhi (hereinafter Naz), decriminalized consensual acts of homosexuality in private, therefore, legalizing homosexual intercourse in a private realm.iThe Supreme Court of India, however, re-criminalized consensual homosexual intercourse in private in December 2013ii. The Supreme Court decision has led… More Reconsidering Naz: The theoretical shortcomings of a privacy based approach to homosexuality