Overview
Dr. Craig Prescott is an expert in UK Constitutional Law and politics, with a particular focus on the monarchy, Parliament, devolution and Brexit. Dr. Prescott frequently appears in the media discussing royal affairs as well as constitutional and political matters. His blog is available at www.craigprescott.com.
Dr. Prescott joined Bangor University in 2020. Previously he has taught at King's College London, The University of Manchester, and the University of Winchester. At the latter, he founded the Centre for Parliament and Public Law.
With Dr. John Stanton, City, University of London, Dr. Prescott is the co-author of Public Law, a textbook published by Oxford University Press. A third edition is due for publication in 2021.
Dr. Prescott also has an interest in Sports Law, particularly, the governance of sport, anti-doping, and the FIFA Regulations and the Status and Transfer of Players. Dr Prescott has taught Sports Law at Birkbeck College and is introducing this subject to Bangor in 2021-22.
Dr. Prescott welcomes inquiries from potential postgraduate research on all matters of UK Constitutional Law and politics as well as Sports Law.
Additional Contact Information
Email: c.prescott@bangor.ac.uk
Qualifications
- PhD
University of Manchester, 2015 - LLM (Law)
King's College London, 2008 - LLB (Law)
King's College London, 2007
Teaching and Supervision
In 2021/22 Dr. Prescott is teaching the following modules:
Undergraduate
- SXL2110/3210 EU Law
- SXL2140/3140 Sports Law
Postgraduate
- SXL-4009 Legal Research Methods
- SXL-4300 Dissertation
Previous modules he has taught at other institutions include Constitutional and Administrative Law, Equity & Trusts and Land Law.
Research Interests
Dr. Prescott's current research is focused on the following:
- The future direction of the monarchy, and its continuing place in politics and the constitution.
- The operation of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and its replacement - the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill currently before Parliament.
- The future of the Union of the UK after Covid and Brexit.
- The emergence of Football Law as a specialism within the broader field of Sports Law.
Current Research Interests
Dr. Prescott's current research is focused on the following:
- The future direction of the monarchy, and its continuing place in politics and the constitution.
- The operation of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and its replacement - the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill currently before Parliament.
- The future of the Union of the UK after Covid and Brexit.
- The emergence of Football Law as a specialism within the broader field of Sports Law.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Books
- John Stanton & Craig Prescott, Public Law (2nd edn, OUP 2020).
- John Stanton & Craig Prescott, Public Law (OUP 2018).
Journal Articles
- Craig Prescott, Manuela Pilato & Claudio Bellia, ‘Geographical Indications in the UK After Brexit: An Uncertain Future?’ (2020) 90 Food Policy 101808.
- Craig Prescott, ‘Select Committees: Understanding and Regulating the Emergence of the ‘Topical Inquiry’ (2019) 72(4) Parliamentary Affairs 879-902.
Written Evidence to Select Committees
- Select Committees and Contempts - House of Commons Committee of Privileges submitted in June 2021 to be published by the Committee.
- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 - House of Lords Constitution Committee cited in the Committee’s report at paras 24, 59, 76, 94, 96, and 126.
- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 - Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 cited in the Committee’s report at paras 20 and 158.
- Effectiveness of Select Committees - House of Commons Liaison Committee cited in the Committee’s report at paras 17 and 18 as the basis of a specific recommendation to change the Standing Orders of the House of Commons and the powers of select committees.
- Status of Resolutions of the House of Commons - House of Commons Public Administration Committee
- Lessons Learned from the EU Referendum – House of Commons Public Administration & Constitutional Affairs Committee cited in the Committee’s report at para 20).
Other Publications
- ‘Harry and Meghan, Regency, Counsellors of State and a “Slimmed Down” Royal Family’UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (21st Jan 2020) (available at https://ukconstitutionallaw.org).
- ‘Why Sir Philip Rutman’s resignation matters when considering the response to COVID-19’
LSE Politics and Policy Blog (2nd March 2020) (available at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/).
- ‘The modern monarchy and prorogation: clearer rules are required’
Democratic Audit (17th September 2019) (available at https://www.democraticaudit.com/.
- ‘La regina unisce un regno disunito dal Brexit’ (The Queen & Brexit)
Limes Magazine (5/19, June 2019) (originally in Italian, English version available at craigprescott.com).
- ‘A “Snap” General Election? It’s Far from a Certainty’.
UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (13th July 2016) (available at https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/).
- ‘Conference Report: Prisoner Voting and the Constitution, UCL’.UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (9th July 2014) (available at https://ukconstitutionallaw.org).
- ‘“Interdisciplinary Uncertainty” – A Report from Conference on the Teaching of Public Law.
UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (2nd July 2013) (available at https://ukconstitutionallaw.org).
- ‘The Union, Constitutional Change and Constitutional Conventions (and English Regionalism?)’ UK Constitutional Law Association Blog (3rd April 2013) (available at https://ukconstitutionallaw.org).
- ‘Fundamental Principles of EU Law’ in David Vaughan QC (ed) Manual on EU Law for Romanian Judiciary, The Slynn Foundation (2008).
Conference Contributions and Other Presentations
- ‘The Burns Report on the Size of the House of Lords: Using Parliamentary Privilege to Informally Repeal an Act of Parliament?’ Political Studies Association International Conference 2019, Nottingham, April 2019.
- ‘Introduction to the WADA Anti-Doping Code’.
Guest Lecture, UCFB Wembley Stadium, London, February 2019.
- ‘Brexit: 5 Questions’
Keynote Speech, Winchester Scholars Conference, University of Winchester, February 2019.
- ‘Brexit, the Union and English Parliament, are “Common Frameworks” the answer?’ Routes to an English Parliament Conference, Centre for Parliament and Public Law and Centre for English Identity & Politics, University of Winchester, Winchester Cathedral, January 2019.
- ‘Modern Monarchy: State and Nation'
Constitutional Law Seminar Series, City, University of London, February 2018 (text available at https://papers.ssrn.com/).
- ‘Brexit: The Withdrawal Bill - A Drama on Many (Legislative) Stages’
Public Seminar, University of Winchester, December 2017.
- ‘When Statutory Silence is Deafening: The Binding Nature of Referendums in the UK’ Society of Legal Scholars Conference, University College Dublin, September 2017.
- ‘When Statutory Silence is Deafening: The Binding Nature of the Brexit Referendum’ Research and Knowledge Exchange Symposium, University of Winchester, April 2017.
- ‘Brexit: What Next?’
Public Lecture, University of Winchester, December 2016 (available at https://www.youtube.com/).
- ‘Modern Monarchy: Brexit and English Identity’
Expertise in English Issues Event, University of Winchester, September 2016.
- ‘Legal and Constitutional Implications of the EU “In or Out” Referendum’
England in the EU Conference, University of Winchester, April 2016.
- ‘Informal Constitutional Change: Pulling Iraq Up from Its Bootstraps’‘Who Takes Britain to War?’ Conference, University of Leicester, April 2016.
- ‘Brexit: A Legal and Political Perspective’,
Boston College, University of Notre Dame London Campus, March 2016.
- ‘Cameron’s Methodology of Constitutional Change’
2015 UK Constitutional Law Association Conference at the University of Manchester, September 2016.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2022
- PublishedPrince Andrew: where settlement money will come from – and why he should no longer be a prince
Prescott, C., 16 Feb 2022, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article - PublishedQueen Camilla: why the royal title change matters
Prescott, C., 8 Feb 2022, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2021
- PublishedModernising the Monarchy: Moving Beyond the 1917 Letters Patent and the “George V Convention”
Prescott, C., 23 Mar 2021, UK Constitutional Law Association.
Research output: Other contribution
2020
- PublishedGeographical indications in the UK after Brexit: An uncertain future?
Prescott, C., Pilato, M. & Bellia, C., Jan 2020, In: Food Policy. 90, 101808.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHarry and Meghan, Regency, Counsellors of State and a “Slimmed Down” Royal Family
Prescott, C., 21 Jan 2020
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedPublic Law
Stanton, J. & Prescott, C., 1 Jun 2020, 2nd ed. Oxford: OUP. 792 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review - PublishedWhy Sir Philip Rutman’s resignation matters when considering the response to COVID-19
Prescott, C. & Eccleston-Turner, M., 23 Mar 2020, LSE Politics and Policy.
Research output: Other contribution
2019
- PublishedSelect Committees: Understanding and Regulating the Emergence of the ‘Topical Inquiry’
Prescott, C., Oct 2019, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 72, 4, p. 879-902
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe modern monarchy and prorogation: clearer rules are required
Prescott, C., 17 Sep 2019, Democratic Audit.
Research output: Other contribution
2018
- PublishedPublic Law
Stanton, J., Prescott, C. & Mead, D. (ed.), 15 Feb 2018, 1st ed. OUP. 752 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2016
- PublishedA ‘Snap’ General Election? It’s Far from a Certainty
Prescott, C., 13 Jul 2016, UK Constitutional Law Association.
Research output: Other contribution
2013
- PublishedThe Union, Constitutional Change and Constitutional Conventions (and English Regionalism?)
Prescott, C., 3 Apr 2013, UK Constitutional Law Association.
Research output: Other contribution
Activities
2021
- Select Committees and Contempts - Written Evidence
15 Jul 2021
Links:
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor) - Legal Studies (Journal)
Jun 2021 →
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - The Pandemic and the Constitution
20 Apr 2021
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Hart Publishing (Publisher)
Peer reviewer for prospective book on the UK Constitution
Mar 2021
Activity: Publication peer-review (Peer reviewer) - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry held secret summit with top Democrat in run-up to US election
7 Feb 2021
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Problems in naming son as a prince
7 Feb 2021
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Written Evidence on the Draft Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill
2021
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)
2020
- Why Sir Philip Rutman’s resignation matters when considering the response to COVID-19
The resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam after a series of clashes with Priti Patel comes at a time when coronavirus is nearing pandemic status, and tackling it will require a cross-government response. In this context, write Craig Prescott and Mark Eccleston-Turner, not only is it an irresponsible time to embark on a turf war with civil servants, but a poor response to one of the greatest tests that this government will face will eat up Johnson’s political capital.
2 Mar 2020
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Written Evidence on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
2 Feb 2020
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor) - Harry and Meghan, Regency, Counsellors of State and a “Slimmed Down” Royal Family
21 Jan 2020
Links:
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2019
- The modern monarchy and prorogation: clearer rules are required
The question of the legality of Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament reaches the Supreme Court this week. In this context, Craig Prescott argues that, if politicians can’t exercise restraint, then clearer rules for when one parliamentary session ends and a new one begins are needed to avoid the politicisation of the modern monarchy.
17 Sep 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor) - Written Evidence on the Effectiveness and Influence of the Select Committee System
12 Jun 2019
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)
2018
- Written Evidence on Confidence Motions and the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
23 Oct 2018
Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)