Conor Casey and David Kenny’s article, “The Gatekeepers: Executive Lawyers and the Executive Power in Comparative Constitutional Law,” investigates the growing influence of government lawyers from a comparative perspective. Drawing…
Read MoreIn this excellent article, Conor Casey and David Kenny delve into the dynamics of Executive legal advice in Ireland, the UK, Canada and the United States. Eschewing the temptation to offer an overarching taxonomy, or to prescribe an optimal model…
Read MoreCasey’s and Kenny’s The Gatekeepers: Executive Lawyers and the Executive Power in Comparative Constitutional Law provides a fascinating discussion of possibly one of the most unexplored topics in comparative constitutional law when it comes to checks and balances…
Read MoreProfessors Casey and Kenny have given us an admirably clear-minded treatment of high executive branch lawyers. The subject is a difficult and elusive one. The relevant institutions are informal and ill-defined; for the most part, in the four constitutional…
Read MoreIn a field such as constitutional law, it is unusual for scholars to break entirely new ground. Yet this is precisely what Conor Casey and David Kenny have accomplished in their sustained examination of executive lawyers, highlighting their role as key constitutional…
Read MoreIn an influential contribution to the Harvard Law Review in 1972, Guido Calabresi and Arthur Douglas Melamed caveated their paper with the following memorable disclaimer: “[a]s Professor Harry Wellington is fond of saying about many discussions of law…”
Read MoreAs someone who has been interested in the constitutional role and influence of government lawyers since my own days in the public service, I am excited to reflect on Casey and Kenny’s recent contribution to our understanding of executive lawyers. I particularly agree…
Read MoreWe are very grateful to the team at the IACL Blog for organising this symposium on our recently published article in the International Journal of Constitutional Law. It is a distinct honour and privilege to see such an extraordinary group of scholars—from who we have learned…
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