Aileen Kavanagh
Reader in Law
Aileen Kavanagh, BCL, MA (University College Dublin); MLE (Hanover); DPhil (Oxon), is a Reader in Law and a Fellow of St Edmund Hall. She teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional and administrative law, human rights and constitutional theory. After completing her DPhil in constitutional theory at Balliol College, Oxford, she was a Lecturer in Law (2000-06) and Reader (2006-9) at the University of Leicester. She is on the editorial board of Law and Philosophy and Jurisprudence: An International Journal of Law and Philosophy. Recent publications include her book Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act 1998 (CUP, 2009). Her current research focuses on constitutionalism and counter-terrorism, the doctrine of proportionality, and the separation of powers.
Publications
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2012
A Kavanagh, 'The Irish Constitution at 75 Years: Natural Law, Christian Values and the Ideal of Justice' (2012) 48 Irish Jurist 71
A Kavanagh, 'Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments from Irish Free State to Irish Republic' in Eoin Carolan (ed), The Constitution of Ireland: Perspectives and Prospects (Bloomsbury Professional 2012)
2011
A Kavanagh, 'Constitutionalism, Counter-Terrorism and the Courts: Changes in the British Constitutional Landscape' (2011) 9 International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON) 172
A Kavanagh, 'From Appellate Committee to Supreme Court: Independence, Activism and Transparency' in James Lee (ed), From House of Lords to Supreme Court: Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging (Oxford, Hart Publishing 2011)
2010
A Kavanagh, 'Defending Deference in Public Law and Constitutional Theory' (2010) 126 Law Quarterly Review 222
Interests
Teaching: Constitutional and Administrative Law; Philosophy of Law
Research: constitutional and administrative law, human rights and constitutional theory
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St Edmund Hall
Oxford, OX1 4AR
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