CVRO Publications

Blogs and Websites

F. de Londras, D. Lock, and P. Grez Hidalgo, ‘Covid passes and the ongoing abuse of ‘urgent’ law-making’, U.K. Const. L. Blog (14th December 2021)

D. Lock, F. de Londras, and P. Grez Hidalgo, “Parliament’s One Year Review of the Coronavirus Act“, The Political Quarterly Blog, 11 November 2021

F. de Londras, “Coronavirus Emergency Powers: Parliament must not waste its third and final change to review themThe Conversation, 8 October 2021

F. de Londras, D. Lock, P. Grez Hidalgo, “Will Parliament demand accountability for the Coronavirus Act this time around?” politics.co.uk, 7 October 2021

D. Lock, F. de Londras, and P. Grez Hidalgo ‘Parliamentary Engagement with Human Rights during COVID-19 and the Independent Human Rights Act Review’, U.K. Const. L. Blog (3rd March 2021)

F. de Londras, “Six-Monthly Votes on the Coronavirus Act 2020: A Meaningful Mode of Review?“, U.K. Const. L. Blog (25th March 2021)

P. Grez Hidalgo, F. de Londras and D. Lock, ‘Parliamentary scrutiny of extending emergency measures in the two Scottish Coronavirus Acts: On the question of timing’, U.K. Const. L. Blog (21 June 2021)

Academic Publications

D. Lock, P. Grez Hidalgo, F. de Londras, ‘Parliament’s One-Year Review of the Coronavirus Act 2020: Another Example of Parliament’s Marginalisation in the COVID-19 Pandemic‘ (2021) The Political Quarterly (https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13048, 13 August 2021) (open access)

P. Grez Hidalgo, F. de Londras, D. Lock, “Use of the Made Affirmative Procedure in Scotland: Reflections from the Pandemic” (2022) 26(2) Edinburgh Law Review 219-227  (author pre-print)

Fiona de Londras, Pablo Grez Hidalgo, Daniella Lock, “Rights and Parliamentary Oversight in the Pandemic: Reflections from the Scottish Parliament” [2022] Public Law 582-615

Pablo Grez Hidalgo, Fiona de Londras, Daniella Lock, “Parliament, the Pandemic, and Constitutional Principle in the United Kingdom: A Study of the Coronavirus Act 2020” (2022) Modern Law Review (forthcoming) https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12753

Submissions to Consultations

D. Lock, F. de Londras, and P. Grez Hidalgo, Submission to the Independent Human Rights Act Review  (3rd March 2021)

F. de Londras, P. Grez Hidalgo, D. Lock, Submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the “Principles and aims of a Scottish COVID-19 Public Inquiry” (29 Sept 2021)

Policy Briefings

Policy Briefing: The COVID-19 Review Observatory 

Webinars

CVRO and Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Webinar, “Parliamentary Review of the Coronavirus Act 2020: Reflections in Advance of the Third Six-Month Review” (video)

Podcasts

Pandemic and Beyond podcast on CVRO’s work and findings