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A selection of our latest publications.

Gráinne McKeever and Mark Simpson, “Worlds of Welfare Collide: Implementing a European Unemployment Benefit Scheme in the UK” (2017) 19 European Journal of Social Security 21-44

Joanne Clough "The purposes of the Criminal Justice System" (2017) in: Criminal Justice in England and Wales: An Introduction. Sage, UK, pp. 61-84

Mark Simpson, “The social union after the coalition: devolution, divergence and convergence.” (2016) Journal of Social Policy 45

Gráinne McKeever, “Legislative scrutiny, co-ordination and the Social Security Advisory Committee: from system coherence to Scottish devolution.” (2016) 3 Journal of Social Security Law 176-200

Mark Simpson, “Case analysis: in the matter of an application by Siobhan McLauglin for judicial review [2016] NIQB 11.” (2016) 23 Journal of Social Security Law 106-112.

Michael McCord, Peadar Davis, Martin Haran, and John McCord, (2016) “Analysing Housing Market Affordability in Northern Ireland: towards a better understanding.” 29 International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 554-579

Joanne Clough and Gillian Shorter (2015) "Evaluating the effectiveness of problem-based learning as a method of engaging year one law students" 49 The Law Teacher 277-302

Mark Simpson “’Designed to reduce people... to complete destitution’: human dignity in the active welfare state.” (2015) European Human Rights Law Review, 66-77

Orla Drummond and Gráinne McKeever (2015) "Access to Justice through University Law Clinics" (2015) The Legal Education Foundation, 53pp

John McCord, Michael McCord, Pedear Davis, Martin Haran and John Rodgers (2015) "Understanding delays in housing construction: evidence from Northern Ireland" 20 Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 286-319.

Mark Simpson “ The Agreement and devolved social security: a missed opportunity for socio-economic rights in Northern Ireland?” (2015) 66 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 105-126

Gráinne McKeever, “Improving decision making in employment and support allowance.” (2014) 21 Journal of Social Security Law 13-31.

Mark Simpson “Developing constitutional principles through firefighting: social security parity in Northern Ireland.” , (2014) 22 Journal of Social Security Law 31-49.

Joanne Clough (2013) "The Role of Subjectivity in Determining ‘Good Reason’ to Possess a Bladed Article" 77 Journal of Criminal Law 180-184

Laura Lundy, Gráinne McKeever  and Vivenne Treacy “Education Rights”. In Brice Dickson and Brian Gormally (Eds), Human Rights in Northern Ireland: the CAJ Handbook (Hart 2013)

Michael Stockdale and Joanne Clough (2013) "Confessions and the Criminal Justice Act 2003" 77 Journal of Criminal Law 231-254.

Gráinne McKeever “A Ladder of Legal Participation for Tribunal Users” (2013) Public Law  575-598.