.rpublic Law and Socio Legal Studies,essor 0)

kens ..'haal of Economics and polltlcal Science-

ights Law, University of East Anglia.

niversity of Essex,ark Chambers, London.

The Honourable Mr Justice LewiS

Aileen McColganOf Lincoln 's lnn, Professor of Human Rights Law,King's College London.

Gillian S. Moni.sI H orary Professor,Ofthe Inner Temp e, on

Faculty of Laws. University College London.

ColinMunroEmeritus professor ofConstitutional Law,University of Edinburgh.

DannyNicolProfessor of Public Law,University of Westminster.

Lord Pannick. Q.c.OfGray's Inn and Fellow of All Souls College,

oxford.

Adam TomkinsJohn Millar Professor of Public Law,University of Glasgow.

Public LawIssue 4 October 2013

Table of Contents

AnalysisLanguage conflict in Northem Ireland: revisiting the Irish languagerights debateVerona Ni Dhrisceoil 693Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and localgovemmentChris Himsworth 702Restructuring the European Court of Human Rights: preserving theright of individual petition and promoting constitutionalismKanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Alan Greene 710ArticlesJustice, Security and the Right to a Fair Trial: Is the Use of SecretEvidence Ever Fair?John Jackson 720Tax Legislation, Forestalling, and Economie InformationJoseph Jaconelli

A "Meaningless Charade"? Pub1ic Petitioning and the Indelible Marksof HistoryJane Marriott

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Dialogue and Subconstitutional Doctrines in Common Law AsiaPoJen Yap

Skirting Supremacy and Subordination: The Constitutional Authorityofthe United Kingdom Supreme CourtRoger Masterman and Jo Eric Khushal Murkens

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800Socio-Economie Rights and a Bill ofRights-An Overlooked BritishTraditionGeraldine Van Bueren QC 821Greater Than the Sum of their Parts: UK Supreme Court Decisionson Family MigrationHelena Wray 838

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