Who writes? Explaining authorship on the Supreme Court
In this paper, I examine patterns of authorship on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. I relate the identity of the lead opinion author to legal, organisational and political factors. I find that the primary factor explaining lead opinion authorship is specialism in the relevant area of law. Workload and levels of agreement with other panel members have more minor effects. These findings suggest that the UKSC is to a large extent a court of specialists.
Date:
19 October 2018, 14:00
Venue:
Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details:
Seminar Room F
Speaker:
Professor Chris Hanretty (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Organising department:
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
Organisers:
Filip Bubenheimer (University of Oxford),
Simon Drugda (University of Oxford),
Etienne Hanelt (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
etienne.hanelt@law.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
OxonCourts
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Katie Hayward,
Etienne Hanelt
