This article uses the United Nations Human Rights Committee as a case study for the success of the of individual communications system in international law. The article uses a mixed methods empirical research strategy in order to describe and evaluate the access to justice in the … [Read more...]

This article argues that the changing remit of treaty-making, such that treaties can be just as capable of negatively impacting on domestic constitutional values as ordinary legislation, results in it warranting appropriate mechanisms of domestic constitutional review. … [Read more...]

Participation by the people is a powerful tool which influences the exercise of public authority within all branches of government and may enhance the legitimacy of public authority – but only if it is done correctly. The United States, the European Union and Germany all … [Read more...]

This article uses the concept of ‘institutional learning’ to make a legal case for a stronger wage policy at the EMU level. This article takes the view that an inherent asymmetry in the EMU, namely the presence of a unified monetary policy without a commensurate coordination of … [Read more...]

Across the Member States of the European Union (EU), there is a renewed emphasis on environmental law enforcement as the right of access to justice guaranteed by the Aarhus Convention takes effect.  This paper focuses specifically on the contemporary role of the Court of Justice … [Read more...]