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The constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution

Inquiry by the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, 15 July 2013 to 9 February 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 21 November 2013: Dr Andrew Blick, Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, Kings College London, and Professor Andrew Le Sueur, Professor of Constitutional Justice, University of Essex.
  • 28 November 2013: Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell KCMG QC, Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, Professor Anthony Bradley QC, Research Fellow, Institute of European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, and Professor Robert Hazell, Professor of Government and the Constitution, and Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL.
  • 5 December 2013: Stephen Hockman QC; Nat Le Roux, Director, Constitution Society (at 10.00 am).
  • 12 December 2013: Sophie Boyron, Senior Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, and Dr Michael Gordon, Lecturer in Law, Liverpool Law School; Professor Roger Masterman, Gateway Liaison Co-ordinator, Durham Law School, Durham University, Dr Jo Murkens, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Richard Gordon QC (at 10.45 am).
  • 9 January 2014: Professor Dawn Oliver QC FBA, Professor of Constitutional Law, University College London, Dr Patrick O'Brien, University College London, Professor John Bell, Director, Centre for Public Law, University of Cambridge, and Dr Michele Olivier, University of Hull (at 10:00 am).
  • 30 January 2014: Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers and Lord Hope of Craighead, retired Supreme Court Judges.