We've just launched a new policy brief series, evaluating the Dayton Agreement at 30. A partnership between @inclusivepeaceora.bsky.social and the Forum of Federations, our first brief examines public opinions on constitutional reform options in BiH. Read it here: www.forumfed.org/collection/f...

Why Danielle Smith's government is not withstanding so many court challenges: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me

Overjoyed that my book The Collaborative Constitution @cambup-law.cambridge.org has won The Inner Temple Main Author Book Prize 2025! Great to celebrate with my fellow finalists Sean Coyle, Liron Schmilovitz & @vmantouvalou.bsky.social & the New Author winner Brooke Marshall.

Do you research judicial politics/legal mobilisation/empirical legal studies in the European Union? Submit your paper/panel proposal for the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social conference in Catania, Sicily on July 1-3 2026! @dnaurin.bsky.social & I are section co-chairs. Deadline Dec 10: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Friends, my article w/ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social and @louisabo.bsky.social on how/why the "have nots" come out ahead in litigation @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We propose a theory of judicial leveling & spotlighting to explain these contrarian results: take a look!

Beyond thrilled for this rave review from @johnibbitson.bsky.social in the @theglobeandmail.com for our book, Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution. Now available @ubcpress.bsky.social and fine bookstores. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

New post: further notwithstanding clause mythbusting, to follow-up on my op-ed in the National Post last week.

David King sat at the Alberta cabinet table as the Minister of Education when the Notwithstanding Clause was discussed as part of the 1982 Constitution patriation project. He confirms it was never meant to be used the way it's being used by Smith's government now. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

D'Entremont's comments are typical of floor crossers: nodding to personal conviction, constituents' interests, and the common good. The next few hours will be a struggle between the Liberals and Conservatives to control the narrative. Learn more in our latest book: partyloyalty.ca.

Pleased to announce the official launch of our latest book! It's an important moment to talk about the ills of hyperpartisanship in Canada. 🗓 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🛒http://partyloyalty.ca

“This book is essential reading for anyone interested in loyalty, dissent, and betrayal in political parties and legislative politics.” Rob Currie-Wood, @mountroyalu.bsky.social Learn more: bit.ly/43FUlFX @alexmarland.bsky.social @jaredwesley.ca @mireillelalancette.bsky.social #PoliSci

'The king is sending royal warrants to the lord chancellor to secure the removal of the dukedom from the peerage roll, and the title of prince and style of Royal Highness.' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦 Alberta is #ForeverCanadian

"Bill 2 is perfectly legal." "The kids need to go back to class." I agree. That doesn't mean the premier should've done an endrun around the legislature and the courts. If the back-to-work law was defensible, why didn't she defend it before leaving the country? open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

📘 Delighted that my first peer-reviewed article has been published @bjpir.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 It explores the accountability of intergovernmental policymaking between Scotland, Wales and UK. 🔓 Open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 🙏 Thanks @psa-parliaments.bsky.social for all the support!

📢The 2026 ICON•S Annual Conference Call for Submissions is out! Join us in #Dublin from June 29 – July 1, 2026! Read the 🧵for details ⬇️

In memory of Conor Gearty, Public Law's 2007 symposium on his Hamlyn Lectures, "Can Human Rights Survive?" is available to read here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...

New from RGCS alum Erin Crandall (PhD '13), Associate Professor of Politics at Acadia, and coauthors Andrea Lawlor and Shauna Hughey, in the Canadian Journal of Political Science "Negative Spotlight: Event-Driven Effects on Support for the Canadian Supreme Court" doi.org/10.1017/S000...

📢 Call for Papers for EPSS 2026 conference in Belfast is out: epssnet.org/belfast-2026... We'll feature two sections each Tuesday & Thursday to provide more information about the conference. 🔝 This Tuesday: Party Politics & Historical Political Economy

A lovely tribute from Áras an Uachtaráin to mark Professor Conor Gearty's passing: president.ie/en/media-lib...

New book w chapters coauthored by RGCS alums Erin Crandall (PhD '13), (Acadia), and Kate Puddister (PhD '11), (Guelph). Emmett Macfarlane @emmettmacfarlane.com , ed., Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond, University of Toronto Press, 2025. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Very sad to hear of the untimely death of Conor Gearty, a lovely individual, one of our finest legal academics, and a central figure in promoting human rights worldwide.

In a classic *Seinfeld* episode, George gets called out for double dipping a chip at a funeral, when “Timmy” tells him it’s as bad as “putting your whole mouth into the dip.” But is it really that bad?

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 w/ @chrishillion.bsky.social & @ascherz.bsky.social! How can governments restore liberal democracy after a period of democratic erosion? We theorize "democratic frontsliding" & how obstructions to frontsliding can be overcome, using Poland/the EU as a case: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext,” writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/ENIOetrF

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More congrats! "Constraining the Court: Judicial Power and Policy Implementation in the Charter Era" by @james-kelly.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2025 W. Wesley Pue Book Prize, awarded by the Canadian Law and Society Association. 📘 About the book: www.ubcpress.ca/constraining...

Interested in Admin Law or Devolution? My completed doctoral thesis, "Judicial Review in the Devolved Nations" is now openly available to download and read through the link below. pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentTh...

🏆D Smiley 2025 Félicitations 👋🏾👋🏾 @james-kelly.bsky.social|Rayment|@stephanell.bsky.social Campana @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social Tanner ⭕️Jury Doberstein @mireillelalancette.bsky.social @jeraldsabin.bsky.social CITATIONS conta.cc/4jxLz2F Winner👉🏽June 4 TMU cpsaconference.ca/sessions_det...

Honoured that #GhostCitizens is shortlisted for the Canadian Law and Society W Wesley Pue Book Prize ❤️ #stateless #statelessness #law

La Société royale du Canada (SRC) et l’Université du Québec en Outaouais sont ravies de présenter le quatrième volet de la série des Dialogues de la SRC @ l’UQO, qui portera sur la pauvreté et les inégalités.

Out in the latest issue of the European Human Rights Law Review, @colinmurray.bsky.social and I look at the recent Dillon judgments in the NI courts. The first Act of Parliament to be disapplied after Brexit, the case is due to be heard in the UK Supreme Court later this year.

Very grateful to Harrison Lowman and @thehubcanada.bsky.social for the recent interview on my book, Constraining the Court (UBC Press 2024), nominated for the Donner Prize. Thanks @ubcpress.bsky.social and Randy Schmidt youtu.be/IRuvLfVZ8uQ?...

Thrilled to be a finalist for the W. Wesley Pue Book Prize by the Canadian Law and Society Association, awarded for the best book on Law + Society. Thanks to @ubcpress.bsky.social and Randy Schmidt. Congratulations to the other finalists and their presses.

John Scheider is the fucking worst goddamned coach in the league, and he's been with the Jays at least 4 years too long.

Hurrah! "Constraining the Court" by @james-kelly.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the 2025 Donald Smiley Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association. Congratulations to all the finalists and their publishers! 🎉 📘 About "Constraining the Court": www.ubcpress.ca/constraining...

Trump Argues Toy Shortages Easily Overcome By Making Servants Dance

Doing a happy dance because two @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social books are shortlisted for @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social's 2025 Smiley Prize! 💃 What Women Represent: a "superb book", say the endorsers. The Great White North: "this kind of work is very rare" and "required reading", they attest.

Honoured to be a finalist for the 2025 Donald Smiley Prize, awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association for the best book on Canadian politics. Congratulations to the other finalists. Thanks @ubcpress.bsky.social

It was a real privilege to be in Belfast on Monday to discuss our report on possible reforms at Stormont with @katyhayward.bsky.social, Ann Watt at @pivotalppf.bsky.social and a very thoughtful and perceptive audience. For all who couldn't be there, see the full recording here. 👇

Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering

January 5 projection vs April 28 election results. No lead will ever be safe.

Pete Hegseth: ‘There Are No State Secrets In A Healthy Relationship’ theonion.com/pete-he...

338Canada🍁federal update | April 26, 2025 🔴LPC 186 ---------------majority: 172 seats 🔵CPC 126 ⚜️BQ 23 🟠NDP 7 🟢GPC 1 Details here → 338canada.com/federal.htm Find your riding here → 338canada.com/districts.htm