This conference marks ten years since the 2016 UK referendum on EU membership and explores the public law and constitutional implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit).
The two-day event brings together experts to explore a range of issues including the impact of Brexit on the devolution settlement, accountability, parliament, rights and equality, and much more.
The event is funded by the Society of Legal Scholars Subject Section Fund.
The event will take place at the University of Worcester, City Campus, Jenny Lind Building. This is an in-person event and hybrid/online participation is not available.
Keynote speakers:
The conference will include contributions by five keynote speakers, each of whom will bring a unique perspective to the conference:
- Prof. Lord Blunkett, Chair in Politics in Practice, University of Sheffield, Labour Peer
- Dr Sylvia de Mars, Reader in Transnational Public Law, Newcastle University
- Prof. Aziz Z. Huq, Frank and Bernice J Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago
- Baroness Stuart, Crossbench Peer, former co-chair, ‘Vote Leave’ Campaign Committee, current Civil Service Commissioner
- Prof. Katja Ziegler, Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, Co-Director of the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation, University of Leicester
Presenters:
- Avni Bahri, O.P. Jindal Global University
- Avnish Bhatt, Indian Institute of Technology
- Catriona Mullay, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Darryn Nyatanga, University of Liverpool
- Eglė Dagilytė, Anglia Ruskin University
- Emma Rengers, Radboud University Nijmegen
- Emma Vincent Miller, Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements
- Eric Heinze, QMUL
- Gareth Evans, Swansea University
- Jake Hinks, Wolverhampton University
- John Hopkins, LEAD Institute of Law, Emergencies and Disasters, University of Canterbury
- Laura Panades-Estruch, Cayman Islands Law School and University of Liverpool
- Marco Sciarra, Law Department of “Roma Tre” University,
- Noel McGuirk, Ulster University
- Richard Mullender, Newcastle University
- Salinla Chiranunthakij, Thammasat University
- Shalini Bahuguna Bachheti, The ICFAI University Dehradun
- Simal Efsane Erdogan, King’s College London
- Sohinipreet Alg, Anglia Ruskin University
- Weizhi (Arnold) Lai, Liverpool Law School, University of Liverpool,
- Yifan Jia, King’s College London
Titles and abstracts for speakers’ presentations are available in the conference programme.
Book discussion
The conference will also feature a book discussion with Tom Hickman KC (UCL, Blackstone Chambers) and Prof. Gavin Phillipson (University of Bristol) on their forthcoming book ‘Constitutional Fracture: How Brexit Revealed Deep Fault-Lines in the British Constitution’ (Bristol University Press, 2027).
Discussants are to be confirmed.
Conference programme
The conference programme (which will include a full schedule, paper abstracts and details about travel & accommodation) will be released here in due course.
Registration
This is a free conference but all attendees (with the exception of speakers) must sign up to attend.
Upon arrival, everyone (including speakers) must register their attendance at the reception of Jenny Lind Building.
Any questions?
Any questions about the presentations, conference sessions and research, please contact either Dr Chris Monaghan (c.monaghan@worc.ac.uk), or Dr Michael Lane (m.lane@worc.ac.uk).
Any questions about the conference organisation, travel and accommodation please contact the conference administrator, Dr Clare Rhoden (c.rhoden@worc.ac.uk).
