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BACL publications

Comparative law doctorates today

30 Oct 202522 Dec 2025

BACL’s 75th Anniversary Workshop took place at King’s College, Cambridge, on 7-8 July 2025. It was an inspiring celebration of the continuing relevance of comparative law in UK legal education. We are deeply…

Comparative constitutional law…

Comments on Irini Katsirea, Press Freedom & Regulation in a Digital Age (OUP 2024) by Thomas Gibbons

11 Jul 202511 Jul 2025

Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Age is an excellent documentation and critical analysis of the way that a set of technological path dependencies has dominated regulatory approaches in…

BACL Book discussion: ‘Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: A Comparative Study’, by Peter Coe

30 May 202519 May 2025

In this post I consider following question: Does the regulation against mis-and disinformation pose a threat to press freedom? In my view there are two facets to this question. Firstly,…

The Spectre of Canada: What Parliament Fears—and Misunderstands, by Chay Burt

23 May 202523 May 2025

In the UK Parliament’s recent Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Canada was repeatedly referenced—often with unease. Several MPs were keen to distance the UK’s…

Comparative administrative law…

Online Book Launch: Comparative Administrative Law: An Introduction (Edward Elgar 2025), by Giulio Napolitano and Leonardo Parona – 8th May, 15:00-16:30 CET

14 Apr 202511 May 2025

The Yale Comparative Administrative Law ListServ is proud to host a series of online discussions on comparative administrative law around the world! These online discussions seek to provide opportunities for exchanging ideas…