Watch Edinburgh Law School's most recent Alumni
& Friends Discussion with Professor Stephen Tierney, Professor of
Constitutional Theory, and Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam, Senior Lecturer in Public
Law and Human Rights, that explores the issue of constitutional unsettlement in
the United Kingdom. Including an introduction from Professor Jo
Shaw, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions and Head of Edinburgh Law
School.
It has been argued that the United Kingdom is in a
state of constitutional unsettlement, where questions around EU participation,
devolution, independence and human rights protection, among others, are subject
to continuous debate with uncertain long-term consequences.
As part of this discussion, Professor Stephen
Tierney reflected upon his work as Legal Adviser to the House of Lords
Constitution Committee over the past seven years, during which he has advised
upon numerous pieces of Brexit-related legislation and their impact upon
devolution. Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam discusses her work on human
rights reform and provides a view from Scotland.
About the speakers
Professor Tierney
Professor Stephen Tierney is Professor of
Constitutional Theory at Edinburgh Law School. He is a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh, a member of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
and Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee.
His research interests are in constitutional theory and United Kingdom and
comparative constitutional law. He has published ten books, including three
monographs with Oxford University Press: Constitutional Law and National
Pluralism (2004), Constitutional Referendums: The Theory and Practice of
Republican Deliberation (2012) and The Federal Contract: A Constitutional
Theory of Federalism (2022).
Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam
Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam’s main research interests
lie in the comparative analysis of public law, focusing on plurinational
constitutionalism, referendums and self-determination, devolution and
federalism, and judicial review and the protection of human rights in
multi-level systems.