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Adam Tomkins

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Adam Tomkins (born 28 June 1969) is an academic and politician based within Scotland. [1]

52 relations: Administrative law, Australian National University, Bachelor of Laws, Belfast Telegraph, British Library, Conor Gearty, Constitution Committee, Constitution of the United Kingdom, Constitutional law, David Mundell, Edinburgh Law School, Election, European Union law, Faculty of Advocates, Fellow, Gillingham School, Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Head of state, House of Lords, Iain Duncan Smith, John Millar Professor of Law, Keith Ewing, King's College London, List of Scottish Governments, London School of Economics, Master of Laws, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Paul Craig (law professor), Premiership of David Cameron, Professor, Republic (political organisation), Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland Act 2016, Scottish Conservatives, Scottish independence referendum, 2014, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament election, 2016, Secretary of State for Scotland, Smith Commission, St Catherine's College, Oxford, Tom Campbell (philosopher), University of East Anglia, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow School of Law, University of New South Wales, University of Oxford, ..., University of Queensland, University of Toronto. Expand index (2 more) »

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.

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Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) is a national research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.

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Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B. or B.L.) is an undergraduate degree in law (or a first professional degree in law, depending on jurisdiction) originating in England and offered in Japan and most common law jurisdictionsexcept the United States and Canadaas the degree which allows a person to become a lawyer.

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Belfast Telegraph

The Belfast Telegraph is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media.

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British Library

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued.

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Conor Gearty

Conor A. Gearty, FBA (born November 1957) is the Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE Department of Law.

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Constitution Committee

The Constitution Committee is a cross-party select committee of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Constitution of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom does not have one specific constitutional document named as such.

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Constitutional law

Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in federal countries such as the United States and Canada, the relationship between the central government and state, provincial, or territorial governments.

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David Mundell

David Gordon Mundell, (born 27 May 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician and solicitor.

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Edinburgh Law School

Edinburgh Law School, founded in 1707, is a school within the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom dedicated to research and teaching in law.

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Election

An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.

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European Union law

European Union law is the system of laws operating within the member states of the European Union.

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Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary.

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Fellow

A fellow is a member of a group (or fellowship) that work together in pursuing mutual knowledge or practice.

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Gillingham School

Gillingham School is a coeducational school situated in Gillingham in North Dorset, England.

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Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Iain Duncan Smith

George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician.

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John Millar Professor of Law

The John Millar Chair of Law is a Professorship in Law at the University of Glasgow.

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Keith Ewing

Keith D. Ewing (born 1955) is Professor of Public Law at King's College London and co-author of two of Britain's leading textbooks in constitutional and administrative law, and labour law.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding constituent college of the federal University of London.

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List of Scottish Governments

This is a list of all Scottish Parliaments and Governments (called the Scottish Executive from 1999 until 2008) the time of the introduction of devolved administration for Scotland in 1999.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Master of Laws

The Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject.

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Member of the Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament (MSP) in Scots) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.

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Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, often referred to as the Scotland Office (Scottish Gaelic: An Oifis Albannach), is a UK government department headed by the Secretary of State for Scotland and responsible for Scottish affairs.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Paul Craig (law professor)

Paul P. Craig (born 27 September 1951) is currently Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St John's College.

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Premiership of David Cameron

The premiership of David Cameron began on 11 May 2010 when Cameron accepted the Queen's invitation to form a government.

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Professor

Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries.

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Republic (political organisation)

Republic is a British republican pressure group advocating the replacement of the United Kingdom's monarchy with a republic.

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Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters.

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Scotland Act 2016

The Scotland Act 2016 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Conservatives

The Scottish Conservatives (Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba), officially the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, is the part of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom that operates in Scotland.

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Scottish independence referendum, 2014

A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom took place on Thursday 18 September 2014.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament election, 2016

The Scottish general election, 2016 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 section 4 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.

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Secretary of State for Scotland

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba, Secretar o State for Scotland) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland representing Scotland.

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Smith Commission

The Smith Commission was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron on 19 September 2014 in the wake of the 'No' vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.

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St Catherine's College, Oxford

St Catherine's College (often called Catz by college members) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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Tom Campbell (philosopher)

Thomas (Tom) Douglas Campbell is a Scottish philosopher and jurist.

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University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia (abbreviated as UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.

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University of Glasgow School of Law

The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus, LL.B.), Master of Laws (Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum, LL.M.), LLM by Research, Master of Research (M.Res.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiæ Doctor, Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree.

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University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales (UNSW; branded as UNSW Sydney) is an Australian public research university located in the Sydney suburb of Kensington.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, Australia.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Tomkins

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