Marie-France Fortin

Prof Public Law/Droit public - State liability/Crown/Sovereign Immunity, author of The King Can Do No Wrong

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@RichardAlbert @AntoniaBaraggia @BerihunGebeye @Con_Law_Masa @VirginieKuoch01 @pelusoemilio @OlaizJaime @MarietaSafta @OUPLaw @hartpublishing @SpringerLaw @yalepress @Elgar_Law @stanfordpress @routledgebooks @RoutledgeLaw @Ed_CavalierBleu @SpringerNature I am truly honoured to find myself in such excellent company, it feels like a major win to me to see my name on that list. Congratulations to all!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@RichardAlbert @OUPLaw @uocommonlaw @DrCiviluOttawa @LibraryParlCA @uOttawaBiblio @CarletonLibrary @McGillLawLib @OsgoodeLawLib @UBCLawLib @UCalgaryLibrary @QueensULibrary Thank you very much Richard! Choosing the cover was (almost!) as challenging — and enjoyable — as writing the book. As Peter Oliver wisely said of his excellent The Constitution of Independence, please feel free to judge this book by its cover 😊

[Brian Stone @B_Stone]

📣Marie-France Fortin's @MFranceFort *The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability* @OUPLaw UK out now; US preorders https://t.co/ORH1v6dwe0

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@MattHar65517869 Thank you very much indeed Matt! I'm hopeful that one "can't go wrong" with reading the intro.

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

TLDR, or not interested in constitutional history: skip to Chapter 5 for a more mainstream public law scholarship on crown liability. Chapter 6 compares American, Irish, and Australian constitutional thought on state liability, sovereign immunity, and liability at common law.

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

An earlier version of my introduction to The King Can Do No Wrong is now available on SSRN: https://t.co/dILhCn3Qor

Thanks to @OUPLaw and @B_Stone for granting permission to release the teaser!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

As I explain in the intro, Chapter 1 explores the various meanings behind the king can do no wrong, Chapter 2 covers the Middle Ages, Chapter 3 the constitutional struggles of the 17th century, and Chapter 4 features the usual suspects (eg Blackstone and Dicey) and others.

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@RobertCraig3 Thank you very much: I hope this book lives up to its cover!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@UCNPProject I’m very happy to contribute to the team’s efforts to better understand unwritten constitutional norms! After all, Dicey conceived of the king can do no wrong as a “law of the Constitution”. Just adding fuel
to the unwritten principles (and Canada’s s.96?) fire 🔥

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@HPMHall Thank you very much! I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading your new book on comparative constitutional culture!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@RGrenierBenoit Merci beaucoup!! Et merci à toi de m’avoir permis de le présenter en partie en primeur “at the other place”!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

Je suis très heureuse d'annoncer que OUP a déjà publié en ligne mon livre sur la responsabilité de l'État, The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability. Version papier à suivre cet été! https://t.co/j4HQZaNDtw

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@NickEburne Merci beaucoup Nick, maintenant je dois me remettre à l’autre projet sur lequel nous travaillions!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@AJBraden Merci beaucoup! Hope you’ll enjoy reading it!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

Very happy to announce that OUP has published online my book on state liability, The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability. Print version to follow this summer! https://t.co/j4HQZaNDtw

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@vanessa_macd There’s nothing like sharing the joy of working on a book project with wonderful, inspiring and generous colleagues! Thank you for your support Vanessa!

[Marie-France Fortin @MFranceFort]

@hanruzhou You are too kind Han-Ru! I am only honoured to keep following in your footsteps. (And I thank you again for your insightful comments on my earlier draft, I hope you’ll enjoy reading my discussion of Edward Coke)!

[Jeff King @jeff_a_king]

Next UCL Public Law Group event on Wed, 17 January 2024, 14:00-15:30, Prof Vaness MacDonell (Ottawa) on the executive's constitution, with comments from Ewan Smith, Colm O'Cinneide and myself. Hybrid: The Executive’s Constitution | UCL Faculty of Laws https://t.co/umedfAYTsb

[Darren Harvey @DarrenHarvey_]

My new paper in @EHRLR_Editor arguing that the essence of fundamental rights idea in EU law should be abandoned. The approach of UK courts to the essence concept is to be preferred. Paper comes out of a great workshop organised by @seana_g at @UCDLawSchool last year.

[Richard Clements @RiClements]

If you are finishing/recently completed a PhD and interested in working on my new project re international legal expertise and management, apply, share, get in touch. Exciting times ahead: https://t.co/W01GuegJ2A