by Kris | Feb 27, 2010 | Public law, Supreme Court of the United States
I like to deal with common misunderstandings on Day One of Public law, and, being a bit of a pedant, I like to clarify that the UK is a constitutional monarchy and the US is not a “democracy”: It’s a constitutional republic. Democracies, as far as...
by Kris | Dec 30, 2009 | Public law, Supreme Court of the United States
As an Anglo-American lecturer in English Criminal and Public (constitutional and administrative) law, I am bemused by the myriad of approaches to US Constitutional interpretation. So here’s a question: Is Miranda v Arizona “unconstitutional”? How do...