Dr Michael Foran

  • Lecturer in Public Law (Law)

Biography

Dr Michael Foran joined the law school in 2022, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde from 2020-22. He completed his PhD in Constitutional Theory at the University of Cambridge and holds degrees from the London School of Economics (MSc in Law and Anthropology) and Trinity College Dublin (LLB).

He specialises in constitutional law with a particular focus on the rule of law, legal equality, and the common law constitutional tradition. 

In 2022 he was a visiting researcher at the Common Good Project, University of Oxford. 

Research interests

Public Law: The Rule of Law, Equality Before the Law, Common Law Theory, Common Good Constitutionalism, Judicial Review

Jurisprudence: Legal and Political Theory, Natural Law Theory, Fundamental Rights, Natural Justice

Publications

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Number of items: 13.

2022

Foran, M. (2022) Rights, common good, and the separation of powers. Modern Law Review, (doi: 10.1111/1468-2230.12769) (Early Online Publication)

Foran, M. (2022) Prime Ministers, Party Members, and the Efficient Secret. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) The constitutional foundations of reasonableness review: artificial reason and wrongful discrimination. Edinburgh Law Review, 26(3), pp. 295-320. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2022.0781)

Foran, M. (2022) Interpretation after the Human Rights Act? The Principle of Legality and The Rule of Law. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) Interpretation after the Human Rights Act? The Principle of Legality and the Rule of Law. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) For Whom the Bell Tolls: Prime-ministerial Resignation and the Political Constitution. [Website]

Foran, M. P. (2022) Grounding unlawful discrimination. Legal Theory, 28(1), pp. 3-34. (doi: 10.1017/S1352325221000264)

Foran, M. (2022) John Laws, The Constitutional Balance. Edinburgh Law Review, 26(1), pp. 144-147. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2022.0754)[Book Review]

Foran, M. (2022) The cornerstone of our law: equality, consistency and judicial review. Cambridge Law Journal, 81(2), pp. 249-272. (doi: 10.1017/s000819732200023x)

2021

Foran, M. (2021) Parliamentary sovereignty and the politics of law-making. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) Rights and the common good. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) Shamima Begum, the separation of powers, and the common good. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) The emergency paradox: constitutional interpretation in times of crisis. Edinburgh Law Review, 25(1), pp. 118-124. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2021.0679)

This list was generated on Wed Mar 29 16:57:36 2023 BST.
Number of items: 13.

Articles

Foran, M. (2022) Rights, common good, and the separation of powers. Modern Law Review, (doi: 10.1111/1468-2230.12769) (Early Online Publication)

Foran, M. (2022) The constitutional foundations of reasonableness review: artificial reason and wrongful discrimination. Edinburgh Law Review, 26(3), pp. 295-320. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2022.0781)

Foran, M. P. (2022) Grounding unlawful discrimination. Legal Theory, 28(1), pp. 3-34. (doi: 10.1017/S1352325221000264)

Foran, M. (2022) The cornerstone of our law: equality, consistency and judicial review. Cambridge Law Journal, 81(2), pp. 249-272. (doi: 10.1017/s000819732200023x)

Foran, M. (2021) The emergency paradox: constitutional interpretation in times of crisis. Edinburgh Law Review, 25(1), pp. 118-124. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2021.0679)

Book Reviews

Foran, M. (2022) John Laws, The Constitutional Balance. Edinburgh Law Review, 26(1), pp. 144-147. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2022.0754)[Book Review]

Website

Foran, M. (2022) Prime Ministers, Party Members, and the Efficient Secret. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) Interpretation after the Human Rights Act? The Principle of Legality and The Rule of Law. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) Interpretation after the Human Rights Act? The Principle of Legality and the Rule of Law. [Website]

Foran, M. (2022) For Whom the Bell Tolls: Prime-ministerial Resignation and the Political Constitution. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) Parliamentary sovereignty and the politics of law-making. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) Rights and the common good. [Website]

Foran, M. (2021) Shamima Begum, the separation of powers, and the common good. [Website]

This list was generated on Wed Mar 29 16:57:36 2023 BST.