A. Dawn H. Oliver (born 1942) is a British constitutional legal scholar. She is Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law at University College, London.

Biography

Oliver was born on 9 September 1942. She was Dean of the Faculty of Law at UCL from 1993 to 1998. She was elected as a

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in 2005, and as an elected as an honorary

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in 2012.

Select publications

*Oliver, D. 2013. "Parliament and the Courts: A Pragmatic Defence of Parliamentary Sovereignty", in Oliver, D., Drewry, G., Horne, A. (eds), ''The Law of Parliament''. Oxford, Hart Publishing. *Oliver, D. and Fusaro, C., 2011. ''How Constitutions Change: A Comparative Study''. Oxford, Hart Publishing. *Oliver, D. 2009. ''Justice, Legality, and the Rule of Law: Lessons from the Pitcairn Prosecutions''. Oxford, Oxford University Press. *Oliver, A.D. 2003. "Constitutional Reform in the UK". Oxford, Oxford University Press.

References

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