About
Robert Craig teaches the Jurisprudence module for 2018-19. In previous years he has taught Introduction to Legal Systems, Public Law and Writing Skills as well at LSE. He studied law at KCL and then undertook the BCL at Oxford. He has taught variously at KCL, City, NCH and LSE. He focuses on Public Law generally with emphasis on constitutional law and legal philosophy. He has had articles published in the Modern Law Review and Public Law. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Bristol University considering the role of the Royal Prerogative in the modern UK constitution. He has provided expert commentary on BBC News, CNN, Radio 5 Live and Austrian TV on the first Gina Miller case in 2016 as well as the second in 2019.
- Written evidence on the Fixed-term Parliament Act 2011 for the House of Lords Constitution Committee: published 24 October 2019
- ‘What Could Happen Next If the Government Resigns Rather than Send the Letter to the EU?’UKCLA 11 September 2019
- ‘Proponents of the new Bill to stop No Deal face a significant dilemma over Queen’s Consent’LSE Brexit Blog 2 September 2019 (cited by Sir William Cash in the House of Commons)
- ‘Votes of No Confidence: A Route Map’LSE Brexit Blog 28 August 2019
- ‘Judicial Review of Advice to Prorogue Parliament’- UKCLA 12 July 2019
- ‘Lost in Transition?’ Policy Exchange – 8 July 2019, co-authored with Richard Ekins and Sir Stephen Laws QC
- Executive Versus Legislature in the UK – A Response to Mark Elliott and Tom PooleUKCLA Blog 5 April 2019
- ‘Why Royal Consent is required for the proposed Article 50 Extension Bill’UKCLA Blog 25 February 2019
- ‘Could the Government advise the Queen to refuse Royal Assent to a backbench bill?’UKCLA Blog 22 Jan 2019
- ‘Can the Government use the Royal Prerogative to extend Article 50?’UKCLA Blog, 9 Jan 2019 quoted in House of Commons Briefing Paper: "Extending Article 50: could Brexit be delayed?" published 12 Feb 19
- ‘Privacy Internationaland the separation of powers’Admin law blog 23 Nov 2018
- ‘What Happens Constitutionally if the Draft Withdrawal Agreement Is Voted Down?’UKCLA Blog 16 Nov 2018
- ‘The Peter Hain case: The effect of Article IX’UKCLA Blog 31 October 2018
- ‘Could the ‘Meaningful Vote’ End up in Court?’UKCLA Blog 24 October 2018 (with Gavin Phillipson)
- 'New Article 50 Case Resoundingly Rejected by the Divisional Court' UKCLA Blog 26 Jun 2018
- 'Why Remedial Orders Altering Post-HRA Acts of Parliament Are Ultra Vires', U.K. Const. L. Blog, 21 December 2017
- 'The Fall-out from Evans: Positioning Roszkowski and Privacy International in a Post-Evans Constitutional Landscape' (Parts 1 & 2), UKCLA. Blog, 8 & 11 December 2017
- 'Why an Act of Parliament Would Be Required to Revoke Notification under Article 50', U.K. Const. L. Blog, 16 October 2017
- 'Privacy and the end of innocence: An alternative perspective on Khuja (formerly PNM) v Times Newspapers', INFORRM blog, 27 July 2017
- 'Zombie prerogatives should remain decently buried: Repeal of the FTPA'U.K. Const. L. Blog, 24 May 2017
- 'Miller Supreme Court Case Summary' U.K. Const. L. Blog (26th Jan 2017)
- 'Reports of Proceedings:Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Supreme Court, Days 1-4' U.K. Const. L. Blog (6th-14th December 2016)
- 'Miller: The Statutory Basis Argument: A Primer' U.K. Const. L. Blog (5th December 2016)
- 'The Abeyance Principle and the Frustration Principle'U.K. Const. L. Blog (16th November 2016)
- 'Reports of Proceedings: Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union' U.K. Const. L. Blog (14th-24th October 2016)
- 'Triggering Article 50 Does Not Require Fresh Legislation'U.K. Const. L. Blog (8th July 2016)
- ICON-S, University of Stratchlyde, April 2019– "A new definition of Constitutional Statutes"
- Law and Conservatism conference, 30 Nov 2018 – "A new definition of Constitutional Statutes"
- Cambridge Symposium on Privacy International – October 2018
- SLS Autumn conference – Privacy International – September 2018
- ICON – Hong Kong – June 2018 – "The nature of the prerogative"
- WG Hart Conference, IALS, 12 June 2018, "The emergence of a de facto judicial strike down power"
- SLS Spring Conference, University of Sussex, Privacy International, 19 May 2018
- ‘Major cases in Public Law in 2017’, UKCLA post-AGM panel with Professor Alison Young, 9 Jan 2018
- ‘The Fixed-term Parliament Act: Restoring confidence’, Public Law Discussion Group, Oxford University, 30 October 2017
- Expert analysis for BBC rolling news channel on Great Repeal Bill (30 March 2017)
- ‘Still fighting the Civil War’, at a Half Day Symposium on Miller with Professor Gavin Phillipson, Professor Alison Young and Mikolaj Barczentewicz at Durham University Human Rights Centre, February 2017
- Expert analysis for BBC rolling news channel on Supreme Court Miller hearing (Dec 2016)
- ‘Article 50 and Miller’, Staff presentation at Durham University Human Rights Centre, November 2016
- ‘Article 50: Casting off clanking medieval chains’, Modern Law Review Symposium with Professor Gavin Phillipson, Professor Sionadh Douglas-Scott and Tom Hickman, November 2016
- ‘Defendant anonymity and the right to a fair trial’, Staff presentation at LSE, Autumn 2015
- ‘What has Magna Carta ever done for us?’– June 2015 with Professor Conor Gearty, Professor Francesca Klug, Mara Malagodi – available on YouTube – consequent paper forthcoming
•SLS Spring Conference, University of Sussex, Privacy International, 19 May 2018•WG Hart Conference, IALS, 12 June 2018, ‘The emergence of a de facto judicial strike down power’•ICON – Hong Kong – June 2018 – "the nature of the prerogative’•SLS Autumn conference – Privacy International – September 2018•Cambridge Symposium on Privacy International – October 2018
Research
- 2016/7: Highly Commended. ‘Award for Inspirational Teaching’ Category for London School of Economics.
- 2015/6: Winner: ‘Award for Inspirational Teaching’ Category for London School of Economics.
Example nominations include:
‘Robert Craig sets the standard of an exceptional teacher that an institution with international recognition like LSE truly deserves. Not only has he improved my attitude to studying, but also [he] has inspired [me] by his own example to be more open-minded and engage with wider developments and debates in the society. His approach to explaining complex theories is unrivalled and [he] is very engaging and entertaining as he is able to bring examples from the real world to a very theoretical topic.’
‘Intense and very compelling teaching style. Makes students think critically about the subject. Possibly the best teacher I've had at LSE in my three years here’
‘Robert Craig is the oracle of clarity and truth’
- 2013/4: Department of Law Teaching Prize
- 2005/6: Department of Law Teaching Prize
Publications
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