Poole, Thomas


Dr Thomas Poole  

Department

Position held

Department of Law

Reader in Law

Experience keywords:

constitutional theory; public law

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Tom has written widely in the areas of constitutional politics, constitutional and administrative law, constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law. Current projects include: a comparative and conceptual examination of the changing nature of administrative law in this ‘age of rights’; an inquiry into the constitutional politics of the ‘emergency constitution’; and an empirical investigation into the impact of the Human Rights Act.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Law

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LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6396

Publications

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2013

Poole, Thomas (2013) Reason of state: whose reason? which reason?'. LSE Law, Society and Economy Working Paper Series, 1/2013. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2012

Dyzenhaus, David and Poole, Thomas, (eds.) (2012) Hobbes and the law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107022751

Dyzenhaus, David and Poole, Thomas (2012) Introduction: Hobbes and the law. In: Dyzenhaus, David and Poole, Thomas, (eds.) Hobbes and the law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1-4. ISBN 9781107022751

Dyzenhaus, David and Poole, Thomas (2012) Hobbes on law and prerogative. In: Dyzenhaus, David and Poole, Thomas, (eds.) Hobbes and the law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 68-98. ISBN 9781107022751

2011

Poole, Thomas and Shah, Sangeeta (2011) The Law Lords and human rights. Modern law review, 74 (1). pp. 79-105. ISSN 0026-7961

Poole, Thomas (2011) Sovereign indignities: international law as public law. European journal of international law, 22 (2). pp. 351-361. ISSN 0938-5428

2010

Poole, Thomas (2010) Judicial review at the margins: law, power, and prerogative. University of Toronto law journal, 60 (1). pp. 81-108. ISSN 0042-0220

Poole, Thomas (2010) United Kingdom: the royal prerogative. International journal of constitutional law, 8 (1). pp. 146-155. ISSN 1474-2640

Poole, Thomas (2010) Judicial review at the margins: law, power, and prerogative. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 05-2010 . Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2010) Proportionality in perspective. New Zealand law review, 2010 (II). pp. 369-391. ISSN 1173-5864

Poole, Thomas (2010) Proportionality in perspective. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 16-2010 . Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2009

Poole, Thomas and Shah, Sangeeta (2009) The impact of the Human Rights Act on the House of Lords. Public law, (April). pp. 347-371. ISSN 0033-3565

Poole, Thomas (2009) The Devil's account: men, morals, and constitutional goods. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 01-2009. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Shah, Sangeeta and Poole, Thomas (2009) The impact of the Human Rights Act on the House of Lords. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 08-2009. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2009) The Devil's account: men, morals, and constitutional goods. Canadian journal of law and jurisprudence, 22 ISSN 0841-8209

Poole, Thomas (2009) Constitutional exceptionalism and the common law. International journal of constitutional law, 7 (2). pp. 247-274. ISSN 1474-2640

Poole, Thomas (2009) A history of administrative law scholarship in England & Wales. In: Bogdandy, Armin von and Cassese, Sabino and Huber, Peter M., (eds.) Ius Publicum Europaeum Vol. III: national administrative law in the European legal area. C.F. Müller, Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 9783811435414

2008

Poole, Thomas (2008) Constitutional exceptionalism and the common law. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 14-2008. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2008) Between the devil and the deep blue sea: administrative law in an age of rights. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 09-2008. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2008) Dogmatic liberalism? T.R.S. Allan and the common law constitution. Modern law review, 65 (3). pp. 463-475. ISSN 0026-7961

Poole, Thomas (2008) Courts and conditions of uncertainty in "times of crisis". Public law, (Summer). pp. 234-259. ISSN 0033-3565

Poole, Thomas (2008) Between the devil and the deep blue sea: administrative law in an age of rights. In: Pearson, Linda and Harlow, Carol and Taggart, Michael, (eds.) Administrative law in a changing state: essays in honour of Mark Aronson. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 15-46. ISBN 9781841137872

2007

Poole, Thomas (2007) The reformation of English administrative law. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 12-2007. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2007) Courts and conditions of uncertainty in 'times of crisis'. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 07-2007. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Poole, Thomas (2007) Tilting at windmills?: truth and illusion in “The Political Constitution". Modern law review, 70 (2). pp. 250-277. ISSN 0026-7961

Poole, Thomas (2007) Recent developments on the “War on Terrorism” in Canada. Human rights law review, 7 (3). pp. 633-642. ISSN 1744-1021

2005

Poole, Thomas (2005) Harnessing the power of the past? Lord Hoffmann and the Belmarsh detainees case. Journal of law and society, 32 (4). pp. 534-561. ISSN 0263-323X

Poole, Thomas (2005) Of headscarves and heresies: the Denbigh High School case and public authority decision-making under the Human Rights Act. Public law, (Winter). pp. 685-695. ISSN 0033-3565

Poole, Thomas (2005) Legitimacy, rights and judicial review. Oxford journal of legal studies, 25 (4). pp. 697-725. ISSN 0143-6503

Poole, Thomas (2005) Questioning common law constitutionalism. Legal studies, 25 (1). pp. 142-163. ISSN 0261-3875

2004

Poole, Thomas (2004) What’s God got to do with it? Waldron on equality. Journal of law and society, 31 (3). pp. 387-407. ISSN 0263-323X

Poole, Thomas (2004) Bills of rights in Australia. Oxford University Commonwealth law journal, 4 (2). pp. 197-212. ISSN 1472-9342

2003

Poole, Thomas (2003) Back to the future? Unearthing the theory of common law constitutionalism. Oxford journal of legal studies, 23 (3). pp. 435-454. ISSN 0143-6503

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Although Hobbes devoted whole works to legal inquiry and gave law a prominent role in his political works, this is the first collection of specially commissioned essays on the topic.

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Thomas Poole studied at University College London, the University of Oxford and Manchester University. Before coming to LSE in 2006, he taught at Nottingham University. He has held visiting positions at the University of New South Wales (2003-4 & 2005-6), the European University Institute (2007), Melbourne University (2008), the University of Toronto (2008) and Princeton University (2008).

 

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