Foreword by Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court 1. The Development of Lord Kerr’s Judicial Mind Brice Dickson and Conor McCormick (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) Part I - The Judicial Mind of Lord Kerr 2. Women and Children First Lady Hale of Richmond (formerly of the Supreme Court, UK) 3. Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Judge’s Toolbox in the UK Supreme Court Kathryn McNeilly (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 4. Lord Kerr’s Dissents – Jewels in the Crown of the Supreme Court Rachel Cahill-O’Callaghan (Cardiff University, UK) 5. Lord Kerr and the Northern Ireland Constitution: Three Key Cases Gordon Anthony (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 6. Lord Kerr and Articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR Brice Dickson (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 7. Scrutinising Social Security Law and Protecting Social Rights: Lord Kerr and the Benefit Cap Gráinne McKeever (Ulster University, UK) 8. Two Journeys Intertwined: Lord Kerr and EU Law Imelda Maher (University College Dublin, Ireland) 9. Lord Kerr and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Derek O’Brien (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 10. Lord Kerr and the New Judiciary in Northern Ireland John Morison (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) Part II - Judicial Minds More Generally 11. The Life and Career of Denis Henry (1864-1925): Barrister, Ulster Unionist Politician and first Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Eamon Phoenix (Stranmillis University College, UK) 12. Giving Substance to Sovereignty: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Parliamentary Effectiveness Aileen McHarg (University of Durham, UK) 13. The Three Tiers of Executive Power in Northern Ireland Conor McCormick (Queen’s University Belfast, UK) 14. Beyond Carltona: R v Adams, Accountability and the Delegation of Powers Claire Archbold (Queen’s University Belfast and Departmental Solicitors Office, Belfast, UK) 15. Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation John Jackson (University of Nottingham, UK) 16. A Dialogue on Discrimination and Equality: The UK Supreme Court and Article 14 of the ECHR Rory O’Connell (Ulster University, UK) 17. The Next Chapter: Siblings After Adoption Sarah Hansen (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)

Lord Kerr is widely considered to be the most liberal judge ever to have sat in the UK’s top court. He was also the longest serving judge on the Supreme Court until his retirement in October 2020. This book is a tribute to him and includes contributions by leading academics and members of the judiciary.