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EU LAW vs UK LAW – The Primacy of EU Law over National Law: Great Britain’s Response
Author: *Dr Sharifullah Dorani Original Publication: Political Reflection Date of Publication: 31 July 2020 Photo credit: AXP Photography/Pexels Key Comment This essay examines whether the United Kingdom accepted the supremacy of EU law over domestic law and how its courts reconciled this with parliamentary sovereignty. It analyses the European Communities Act 1972, the development of…
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Shall the Court Subject CounterTerrorism Law to Judicial Review?National Security vs Human Rights
Author: *Dr Sharifullah Dorani Original Publication: Political Reflection Publication Date: 5 November 2019 Photo Credit: Christian Wasserfallen/Pexels Key Comment This article examines how UK and European courts have navigated the tension between human rights and national security in terrorism emergencies, analysing pre‑ and post‑Human Rights Act 1998 jurisprudence and assessing whether constitutional legitimacy justifies…