The Problems With Judicial Activism | Jonathan Sumption

Lord Jonathan Sumption is a celebrated historian, barrister, and emeritus judge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. After teaching and researching in medieval history at Oxford University, he pursued an astonishingly successful legal career which resulted in his appointment to the Supreme Court. While practising as a lawyer, Sumption wrote celebrated works of medieval history, most notably four volumes of a planned five-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War.
Sumption has weighed into public debate over many years, most recently regarding COVID policies in the UK and the demonisation of Western history, particularly since the BLM protests and riots in 2020. His most recent books are Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics and Law in a Time of Crisis.
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[@ianteh20]

what a lucid and erudite "retiree". Lord Sumption should have continued on. Thank you for this video!

[@sarahlaslett3279]

Regarding our previous membership of the EU, over the 25 years we were EU members, 50,000 EU laws were added to UK law. In Jonathan Sumption's argument against over regulation, I do not understand why he seemed to regret the UK leaving the EU..

[@jamesmcmasters9392]

Activism is always bad long-term.

[@baqirhemraj7639]

Adopting moral behaviours for the good of society is mentioned in religious scriptures.

[@EdMcF1]

I think the good Lord mis-understands the Alito judgment, it simply said that the matter was not within the scope of the Federal Government. In terms of proroguing Parliament, that has always been a matter for the Crown, it simply calls a Parliament to levy taxes and pass laws. If proroguing Parliament is not part of 'proceedings in Parliament', what is it? It was clearly judicial activism, the Supreme Court violated the Bill of Rights by impugning proceedings in Parliament.

[@christianbarrow2568]

That simplistic interpretation of parliament, and it’s ultimate sovereignty overlooks the centuries of convention that now form the backbone of the constitution.