Democrats are set on making Washington DC into a new state. It makes political but not constitutional sense.
Category: Constitutional law
Representation games in Australia
Victoria is to get an extra seat in the House of Representatives and Western Australia is to lose one. The difficult problem, however, is representation for the territories.
Dynastic worries in North Korea
Talk of the succession to Kim Jong-un in North Korea reminds us of some of the problems of monarchical government.
What is an opposition leader?
Fascinating constitutional issues raised by a dispute over who is (or should be) opposition leader in the Northern Territory.
A history of impeachment, part II
Transplanted to the United States, impeachment was never intended as a means to resolve political conflicts. When that use was attempted, it failed – but so did other methods.
A history of impeachment, part I
As Donald Trump's impeachment trial approaches its inevitable climax, it's worth a look at where this process came from and how it fits in with the United States constitution.
Putin’s plan
Authoritarianism typically creates problems for its practitioners. Vladimir Putin's plan for constitutional revision represents an attempt to solve some of them.
More thoughts about judicial review
The decision about prorogation is not the only controversy Britain's supreme court has engaged in recently. An attempt to rein in the intelligence services raised some similar issues.
Let’s talk about impeachment
The Democrats have set out on the road towards impeaching Donald Trump. There are echoes of Watergate, but the Republican Party has changed a lot in 45 years.
Brexit: the judges take a hand
Boris Johnson loses big at the supreme court. It's a radical decision, but one with a solid grounding in the peculiarities of British constitutional law.
The World is Not Enough 