Colin Murray appointed Specialist Adviser to Parliamentary Committee
Colin Murray has been appointed as a Specialist Adviser to the Join Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill. His most important contributions to the debate over prisoner voting rights are ‘Playing for Time: Prisoner Disenfranchisement under the ECHR after Hirst v United Kingdom’ (2011) 22 King’s Law Journal 309-334, ‘We need to talk: “democratic dialogue” and the ongoing saga of prisoner disenfranchisement’ (2011) 62 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 57-74 and ‘A Perfect Storm: Parliament and Prisoner Disenfranchisement’ (2013) Parliamentary Affairs 511-539. Colin will advise the committee regarding evidence sessions and the final report, which is due to be published later in 2013.
published on: 9th August 2013