Reflections on Separation of Powers and protection of Human Rights in both the United Kingdom and Spain
The United Kingdom and Spain represent two very different legal traditions: the Common Law and the Civil Law systems. Historically, there has been an emphasis on the significant differences between both models, but Professor Celador, Lecturer Pineros and Professor García Oliva, in the course of their joint presentation, will highlight that the two systems share more similarities than traditionally assumed. Oscar, Elena and Javier will deal with the regulation of human rights in both States, their Houses of Parliament, as well as the roles of both Governments and the judiciary. In the twenty-first century, learning from other jurisdictions and drawing comparisons are useful tools to give a response to our own challenges as a society.
Javier García Oliva is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester. He was awarded his doctoral thesis at the University of Cadiz, and prior to joining Manchester, he was an academic in Spain, Cardiff and Bangor. Javier is also a lecturer in Spanish Law at the University of Oxford and University College London. He is also the author of books, journal articles and book chapters in the field of human rights, particularly religious freedom, as well as the wider mainstream Constitutional Law, mainly issues concerning autonomy, independence and identity. Furthermore, Javier is the Membership Secretary of the UK Association of Constitutional Law.
Óscar Celador is a Professor of Law of the State on Religious Freedom at Carlos III University of Madrid. He attained his undergraduate degree at Complutense University in Madrid. He is author of several books, journal articles and book chapters in the field of human rights, particularly freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as freedom of education. He is actually in charge of the Cátedra de Estudios Laicidad y Libertades Públicas Fernando de los Ríos, at Carlos III University.
Elena Pineros is Lecturer of Procedural Law at the University Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid). She graduated from the University Carlos III of Madrid and completed his doctoral studies at the University Rey Juan Carlos. Her thesis has been published as La tutela jurisdiccional concursal, and she has also published articles in prestigious journals such as Eunomía, Revista de derechos concursal y paraconcursal and Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales.
