Robert Craig, 'Royal Law: Prerogative Foundations'

Robert Craig (Bristol) will present his new book titled 'Royal Law: Prerogative Foundations'. His work will be commented by Professor Paul Craig and DPhil student Charlotte Sayers-Carter.

Robert Craig teaches Constitutional Law, Public Law generally and Jurisprudence at Bristol University. He recently published Royal Law: Prerogative Foundations (Hart Publishing: 2025), his first monograph. His publications include ‘Casting Aside Clanking Medieval Chains: Prerogative, Statute and Article 50 after the EU Referendum’, [2016] 79(6) MLR, 1041-1063, in the Modern Law Review which was cited by Lord Reed in Miller at paragraph [201]. A second article was cited with approval in the case of Privacy International, again by the Supreme Court. ‘Ouster clauses, separation of powers and the intention of parliament: from Anisminic to Privacy International’ [2018] Public Law 570-584. See Dinah Rose QC in her written submissions to the Supreme Court at paragraph 129 and further cited with approval by Lord Carnwath (for the majority), [2019] UKSC 22, [39-40].