This collection of essays is a tribute to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, who died aged 72 on 1 December 2020 after having retired from the UK Supreme Court just two months earlier.
Brian Kerr was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland in 1993. He became the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland in 2004 before being elevated to a peerage and appointed as the last Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in June 2009. Four months later, as Lord Kerr, he moved from the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords to the UK Supreme Court where, after exactly 11 years, he concluded his distinguished judicial career as the longest-serving Justice to date. During his career he established an exceptional reputation for independence of thought, fairness and humanitarianism.
Lord Kerr's judicial mind has inspired and influenced a significant number of scholars and jurists throughout the UK and beyond. In this book, his unique brand of jurisprudence is examined alongside a catalogue of broader issues in which he displayed a keen interest during his lifetime. The volume includes topical contributions from a range of legal experts in Britain and Ireland. Lord Kerr's particular interest in public law, human rights law, criminal law, and family law is featured prominently, but so too is the importance of his dissenting judgments, some influential jurisprudence of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (where he sat on many occasions), the legacy of his influence on the law and legal system of Northern Ireland and the significance of his place in the historical development of judicial roles and responsibilities more generally.
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A fitting tribute to the memory of an outstanding judge and a remarkable man. -- From the foreword by Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court
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Lord Kerr is widely considered to be the most liberal judge ever to have sat in the UKs top court. He was also the longest serving judge on the Supreme Court until his retirement in October 2020. This book is a tribute to him and includes contributions by leading academics and members of the judiciary.
Foreword by Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court
1. The Development of Lord Kerrs Judicial Mind
Brice Dickson and Conor McCormick (Queens University Belfast, UK)
Part I - The Judicial Mind of Lord Kerr
2. Women and Children First
Lady Hale of Richmond (formerly of the Supreme Court, UK)
3. Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Judges Toolbox in the UK Supreme
Court
Kathryn McNeilly (Queens University Belfast, UK)
4. Lord Kerrs Dissents Jewels in the Crown of the Supreme Court
Rachel Cahill-OCallaghan (Cardiff University, UK)
5. Lord Kerr and the Northern Ireland Constitution: Three Key Cases
Gordon Anthony (Queens University Belfast, UK)
6. Lord Kerr and Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR
Brice Dickson (Queens University Belfast, UK)
7. Scrutinising Social Security Law and Protecting Social Rights: Lord Kerr
and the Benefit Cap
Gráinne McKeever (Ulster University, UK)
8. Two Journeys Intertwined: Lord Kerr and EU Law
Imelda Maher (University College Dublin, Ireland)
9. Lord Kerr and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Derek OBrien (Oxford Brookes University, UK)
10. Lord Kerr and the New Judiciary in Northern Ireland
John Morison (Queens University Belfast, UK)
Part II - Judicial Minds More Generally
11. The Life and Career of Denis Henry (1864-1925): Barrister, Ulster
Unionist Politician and first Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Eamon Phoenix (Stranmillis University College, UK)
12. Giving Substance to Sovereignty: Parliamentary Sovereignty and
Parliamentary Effectiveness
Aileen McHarg (University of Durham, UK)
13. The Three Tiers of Executive Power in Northern Ireland
Conor McCormick (Queens University Belfast, UK)
14. Beyond Carltona: R v Adams, Accountability and the Delegation of Powers
Claire Archbold (Queens University Belfast and Departmental Solicitors
Office, Belfast, UK)
15. Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice
Transformation
John Jackson (University of Nottingham, UK)
16. A Dialogue on Discrimination and Equality: The UK Supreme Court and
Article 14 of the ECHR
Rory OConnell (Ulster University, UK)
17. The Next
Chapter: Siblings After Adoption
Sarah Hansen (Queens University Belfast, UK)
Brice Dickson is Emeritus Professor and Conor McCormick is Lecturer, both at Queens University, Belfast, UK.
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