吃瓜tv

Publications

McEwen Nicola, McHarg Aileen, Hunt Jo,

(2026)

Hayward Katy, Keating Michael, Lock Tobias,

(2025)

Kelly James B,

European Human Rights Law Review Vol 2025, pp. 279-305 (2025)

Constitutuzionalismo britanico e irlandese Vol 2025, pp. 64-87 (2025)

Leading Works in Public Law (2024) (2024)

, McHarg Aileen

(2024)

Teaching

I primarily teach across our core public law modules, Constitutional Law (level 1) and Adminisrrative Law and Fundamental Rights (level 2) as well as their honours equivalents Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.

In addition I have taught on Terrorism and the Law (hons), Legal Methods (level 1) and, somewhat implausibly, Property, Trusts and Success (level 2).

Research Interests

My research touches on the constitutional law, theory and history of Scotland and the United Kingdom. I have published on the United Kingdom's (so-called) 'political' constitution, as well as on various aspects of the law and politics of devolution, Brexit and Scottish independence. I am currently conducting a major empirical examination of the processes by which Bills in the devolved legislatures are vetted for legislative competence, alongside Prof Janet Hiebert (Queen's University, Canada) and Prof Jim Kelly (Concordia); a BA/Leverhulme funded review of legislative consent dynamics since Brexit with Prof Aileen McHarg (Durham); and, a Clark Foundation funded review of judicial review in Scotland with Prof Aileen McHarg (Durham) and Prof Tom Mullen (Glasgow).

In addition, I have an interest in legal theory and its impact on constitutional debates. I am particularly interested in the legal and constitutional aspects of the Hannah Arendt's political thought, having completed a PhD on the topic, and published two co-edited collections, Hannah Arendt and the Law (Hart 2012) and Arendt and Law (Routledge 2017).

I would be delighted to hear from prospective PhD students with interests (broadly put) in any of these research areas.

Professional Activities

Invited speaker

2022

Participant

2022

Examiner

2021

External Examiner

2021

Consultant

2020

Participant

5/2019

Projects

McCorkindale, Christopher (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026

McCorkindale, Christopher (Principal Investigator)

16-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

McCorkindale, Christopher (Principal Investigator) Mullen, Tom (Principal Investigator) McHarg, Aileen (Principal Investigator)

In progress: draft bid written and internally reviewed for submission. Permission granted by Lord President to access court records in order to build and analyse data relating to the use of judicial review (JR by whom, against whom, on what grounds, to what effect, funded how etc).

03-Jan-2022

Cardesa-Salzmann, Antonio (Principal Investigator) McCorkindale, Christopher (Co-investigator) McEntee, Iona (Post Grad Student)

National courts and North-South legal ecumenism. Exploring the role of transnational inter-judicial dialogue between the Global North and the Global South for the promotion of climate justice. PGR Student: Iona McEntee

01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024

McCorkindale, Christopher (Principal Investigator) Kelly, Stuart (Principal Investigator)

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of comparative perfromance by WA and non-WA students on 吃瓜tv's LLB degrees. Funded jointly by 吃瓜tv Law School, HaSS and the university's widening access team.

01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2024

McCorkindale, Christopher (Principal Investigator) Hiebert, Janet (Co-investigator)

Empirical (interview) based research with Janet Hiebert (Prof of Political Science at Queen's Univeristy, Canada) exploring the legal and political decision making by officials, political actors and judges that informs decisions as to whether or not bills would be within the legislative competence of the devolved legislatures and therefore become law.

01-Jan-2020