I was on Morning Ireland earlier discussing Pa Daly's "Super Junior Ministers" case against the Government - which is being heard today in the High Court. Is this practice unconstitutional? (3.5 minute snapshot). www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

What a few days we've had at the University of Maastricht for the RECONNET Conference in Constitutional Theory. Thanks in particular to @massimofichera.bsky.social.

Earlier this month, we were honoured to welcome Prof @kimlanelaw.bsky.social to @ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social to deliver our annual JM Kelly lecture. The recording of the lecture on 'Democracy in Danger: The Global Challenge of Autocratic Legalism' is now available here www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8oS...

Professor Laurent Pech introducing Professor Kim Lane Scheppele on the occasion of the JM Kelly Lecture at UCD. Lecture title: "Democracy in Danger: The Global Challenge of Autocratic Legalism"

Hickey, "How to Interpret the Irish Constitution" (Irish Sup Ct Review, 2023) is now on SSRN. It gets a "recommended" from @lsolum, who says: "Fascinating discussion, with echoes of American debates over originalism and living constitutionalism." See lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/...