Ian Borrin Lecture 2023

Delivered in 2023 by the Faculty's Ian Borrin Visiting Fellow; Professor Aileen Kavanagh of Trinity College, Dublin, Professor Kavanagh examined New Zealand and the United Kingdom in the context of comparative constitutional law.
Through critical examination of both countries, focusing particularly on the role of declarations of incompatibility within them, Professor Kavanagh showed that declarations, though apparently weak, are surprisingly strong judicial tools for protecting and promoting rights in a constitutional democracy.
Watch Professor Kavanagh's lecture "Deconstructing Declarations"