Professor Aileen Kavanagh
Professor of Constitutional Governance, Law
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Aileen Kavanagh, The Collaborative Constitution, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2022, 1 - 321pp
The Living Constitution in Collaborative Context in, editor(s)Kate O'Regan Carlos Bernal Sujit Choudhry , Research Handbook on Constitutional Interpretation, London, Edward Elgar, 2022, pp1-10 , [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, Towards a Relational Conception of the Separation of Powers, Public Law, 2022, p10
Aileen Kavanagh, Comparative Political Process Review, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 18, (4), 2020, p1483 - 1489
Aileen Kavanagh, Recasting the Political Constitution: From Rivals to Relationships, King's Law Journal, 30, 2019, p43 - 73
The Constitutional Separation of Powers in, editor(s)David Dyzenhaus Malcolm Thorburn , Philosophical Foundations of Constitutional Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp221 - 224, [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, What's so Weak about Weak-Form Review? The Case of the UK Human Rightws act, International Journal of Constitutional Law (I.CON), 2016, p1008 - 1039
Aileen Kavanagh, The Lure and the Limits of Dialogue, University of Toronto Law Journal, 2016, p83 - 120
Rights-Based Constitutional Review in the UK: From Form to Function in, editor(s)John Bell Marie-Luce Paris , Rights-Based Constitutional Review: Constitutional Courts in a Changing Landscape, London, Edward Elgar, 2016, pp63 - 94, [Chintan Chandrachud & Aileen Kavanagh]
The Role of Courts in the Joint Enterprise of Governing in, editor(s)Nick Barber Richard Ekins Paul Yowell , Lord Sumption and the Limits of the Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2016, pp121 - 141, [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, A Hard Look at the Last Word, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 2015, p825 - 847
The Joint Committee on Human Rights: A Hybrid Breed of Constitutional Watchdog in, editor(s)Murray Hunt Hayley Hooper Paul Yowell , Parliament and Human Rights: Redressing the Democratic Deficit, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2015, pp115 - 141, [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, What's so Weak about Weak-Form Review? A Rejoinder to Stephen Gardbaum, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 13, (4), 2015, p1049 - 1053
Aileen Kavanagh, Reasoning about Proportionality under the Human Rights Act 1998: Outcomes, Substance and Process, Law Quarterly Review, 130, 2014, p235 - 258
Aileen Kavanagh, Proportionality and Parliamentary Debates: Exploring Some Forbidden Territory, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 34, 2014, p443 - 479
Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments from Irish Free State to Irish Republic in, editor(s)Eoin Carolan , The Constitution of Ireland: Perspectives and Prospects, Dublin, Bloomsbury Professional, 2012, pp30 pages , [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, The Irish Constitution at 75 Years: Natural Law, Christian Values and the Ideal of Justice, Irish Jurist, 48, 2012, p71 - 102
Aileen Kavanagh, Constitutionalism, Counterterrorism, and the Courts: Changes in the British Constitutional Landscape, International Journal of Constitutional Law (I.CON), 9, 2011, p172 - 199
From Appellate Committee to UK Supreme Court: Independence, Activism, and Transparency in, editor(s)James Lee , From House of Lords to Supreme Court: Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011, pp35 - 57, [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, Special Advocates, Control Orders and the Right to a Fair Trial, Modern Law Review, 73, (5), 2010, p824 - 857
Aileen Kavanagh, Judicial Restraint in the Pursuit of Justice, University of Toronto Law Journal, 60, 2010, p23 - 40
Aileen Kavanagh, Defending Deference in Public Law and Constitutional Theory, Law Quarterly Review, 126, (2), 2010, p222 - 250
Aileen Kavanagh, Judging the Judges under the Human Rights Act: Deference, Disillusionment and the "War on Terror", Public Law, 2009, p287 - 304
Aileen Kavanagh, Strasbourg, the House of Lords, or Elected Politicians: Who Decides about Rights after Re P?, 72, 2009, p828 - 843
Aileen Kavanagh, Constitutional Review, the Courts, and Democratic Scepticism, Current Legal Problems, 62, 2009, p102 - 135
Aileen Kavanagh, Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, 1 - 450pp
Aileen Kavanagh John Oberdiek, Arguing About Law, Abingdon, Routledge, 2008, 1 - 618pp
Deference or Defiance? The Limits of the Judicial Role in Constitutional Adjudication in, editor(s)Grant Huscroft , Expounding the Constitution: Essays in Constitutional Theory, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp184 - 216, [Aileen Kavanagh]
Aileen Kavanagh, Parliamentary Intent, Statutory Interpretation and the Human Rights Act 1998, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 26, 2006, p179 - 209
Aileen Kavanagh, Pepper v Hart and Matters of Constitutional Principle, Law Quarterly Review, 120, 2005, p98 - 122
Aileen Kavanagh, The Elusive Divide between Interpretation and Legislation under the Human Rights Act 1998, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 24, (2), 2004, p259 - 285
Aileen Kavanagh, The Role of a Bill of Rights in Reconstructing Northern Ireland, Human Rights Quarterly, 26, 2004, p956 - 982
Aileen Kavanagh, The Idea of a Living Constitution, Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, 16, (1), 2003, p55 - 89
Aileen Kavanagh, Participation and Judicial Review: A Reply to Jeremy Waldron, Law and Philosophy, 22, 2003, p1 - 35
Aileen Kavanagh, Original Intention, Enacted Text, and Constitutional Interpretation, The American Journal of Jurisprudence, 47, 2002, p255 - 298
Aileen Kavanagh, The Quest for Legitimacy in Constitutional Interpretation, Irish Jurist, 32, 1998, p195 - 216
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Annual Borrin Lecturer 2021, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Erasmus+ Award, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence from the European Commission
British Academy Midcareer Research Fellowship
Shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship
Annual Gold Medal in Jurisprudence for Best Finals Performance in Jurisprudence, UCD
Memberships
Society of Legal Scholars (SLS)
Oxford and Cambridge Society of Ireland