Professor Aileen Mcharg is a leading academic in Public Law and Human Rights, holding a professorship at Durham Law School since 2019. Previously, she held chairs at Strathclyde, Glasgow, and Bristol Universities. Her research focuses on UK and Scottish constitutional law, devolution, and administrative law. She co-edits Public Law and serves on committees like the UK Constitutional Monitoring Group and the Scottish Government’s Expert Panel on Environmental Charges. Her research interests emphasize the UK’s territorial constitution, devolution dynamics, and Brexit’s legal implications. Notable contributions include analyses of the Miller Case, the Sewel Convention, and the UK Internal Market Act 2020. She frequently engages in interdisciplinary work, exploring energy law and policy post-Brexit. Recent publications include Constitutional change and territorial consent: The Miller Case and the Sewel Convention (2024) and The Silence of Constitutions (2024). She also contributes to blogs and journals on topics like the 2024 UK General Election’s constitutional implications and Scottish independence pathways. Her esteem indicators include roles as Research Excellence Framework panel member (2020), co-chair of the British-Irish Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (2018), and editorial board positions for Public Law and Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law . Professor Mcharg advises PhD students and collaborates on grants exploring devolution, Brexit, and constitutional resilience. She is affiliated with Durham’s legal research networks and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on energy policy and constitutional futures.
