Staff profile

Se-shauna Wheatle joined Durham Law School in 2013, and teaches Comparative Constitutional Law and UK Constitutional Law. She was previously Lecturer in Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford, where she taught Constitutional Law and Administrative Law. 

Se-shauna's monograph, Principled Reasoning in Human Rights Adjudication, was shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars Birks Prize 2018. Her current research interests lie in comparative constitutionalism, comparative human rights, common law constitutionalism and implied constitutional principles. Her work has been published in journals such as Public Law, McGill Law Journal, the Journal of Comparative Law and the European Human Rights Law Review. Se-shauna is co-editor of Diverse Voices in Public Law and the Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions. She is also an editor of the UK Constitutional Law Blog, with Mike Gordon (Liverpool) and Paul Scott (Glasgow).

Se-shauna is the Project Lead of an Open Research Area funded study on Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: https://www.durham.ac.uk/ucnp.

 

 

• Unwritten Constitutional Principles
• Comparative Constitutional Law
• UK Constitutional Law
• Common Law Constitutionalism
• Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights

Authored book

• Principled Reasoning in Human Rights Adjudication.
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2017). Principled Reasoning in Human Rights Adjudication. (224). Hart Publishing

Chapter in book

• The Construction of Constitutional Identity(ies) by the Caribbean Court of Justice
  Wheatle, S.-S. (in press). The Construction of Constitutional Identity(ies) by the Caribbean Court of Justice. In M. De Visser, R. Dixon, & E. Perham (Eds.), Small State Constitutionalism. Bloomsbury Publishing
• Collaborative Constitutional Accountability
  Wheatle, S. (2023). Collaborative Constitutional Accountability. In M. Flinders, & C. Monaghan (Eds.), Questions of Accountability: Prerogatives, Power and Politics. Bloomsbury
• The Unintended Consequences of Legislative Constitutionalism: The Common Law Constitution and Judicial Comparativism
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2022). The Unintended Consequences of Legislative Constitutionalism: The Common Law Constitution and Judicial Comparativism. In M. Gordon, & A. Tucker (Eds.), The New Labour Constitution : Twenty Years On (63-84). Bloomsbury
• Constitutional Principles: Forging Caribbean Constitutionalism
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2020). Constitutional Principles: Forging Caribbean Constitutionalism. In R. Albert, D. O'Brien, & S.-S. Wheatle (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Caribbean constitutions (79-104). Oxford University Press
• Access to Justice: From Judicial Empowerment to Public Empowerment
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2020). Access to Justice: From Judicial Empowerment to Public Empowerment. In M. Elliott, & K. Hughes (Eds.), Common Law Constitutional Rights (49-70). Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509906895.ch-003
• Unity, Disunity and Vacuity: Constitutional Adjudication and the Common Law
  Masterman, R., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2018). Unity, Disunity and Vacuity: Constitutional Adjudication and the Common Law. In M. Elliott, J. Varuhas, & S. Wilson Stark (Eds.), The unity of public law : doctrinal, theoretical, and comparative perspectives (123-148). Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509915217.ch-006

Conference Paper

• Unity, Disunity and Vacuity: Constitutional Adjudication and the Common Law
  Wheatle., S.-S. (2016, December). Unity, Disunity and Vacuity: Constitutional Adjudication and the Common Law. Paper presented at Cambridge Public Law Conference, Cambridge, England
• A Cosmopolitan Common Law Constitution
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2016, December). A Cosmopolitan Common Law Constitution. Paper presented at ICON-S Public Law Conference, New York, USA
• Plenary Lecture: Creolizing Constitutional Law: Lessons from the Caribbean Court of Justice
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2021, December). Plenary Lecture: Creolizing Constitutional Law: Lessons from the Caribbean Court of Justice. Paper presented at The Global Summit
• Principled Reasoning in Human Rights Cases
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2015, December). Principled Reasoning in Human Rights Cases. Paper presented at Younger Comparativists' Conference, Florida, USA
• The Structure of Common Law Constitutionalism
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2020, December). The Structure of Common Law Constitutionalism. Paper presented at Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Conference
• The Rule of Law in the Caribbean Court of Justice
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2019, December). The Rule of Law in the Caribbean Court of Justice. Paper presented at Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers Conference, Belize
• ‘Constitutional Principles: Expression of the Ius Gentium?’
  Wheatle, S. (2014, December). ‘Constitutional Principles: Expression of the Ius Gentium?’. Paper presented at Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law Conference, Cambridge, England
• Violence Against LGBT Persons in the Commonwealth Caribbean
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2013, December). Violence Against LGBT Persons in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Paper presented at Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers Conference, Barbados
• Constitutional Reform and the Courts
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2013, December). Constitutional Reform and the Courts. Paper presented at Constitutional Reform and the Commonwealth Caribbean, London, England
• Reflections on the Rule of Law and Substantive Equality
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2011, December). Reflections on the Rule of Law and Substantive Equality. Paper presented at International Graduate Legal Research Conference, London, England

Edited book

• Diverse Voices in Public Law
  Wheatle, S.-S., & O'Loughlin, E. (Eds.). (in press). Diverse Voices in Public Law. Bristol University Press
• The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions
  Albert, R., O'Brien, D., & Wheatle, S.-S. (Eds.). (2020). The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Constitutions. Oxford University Press

Journal Article

• Responsive Judicial Review and Multipolar Constitutional Theories
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2022). Responsive Judicial Review and Multipolar Constitutional Theories. National Law School of India Review, 34(2), 94-103
• Constitutional Faith and Identity in the Caribbean: Tradition, Politics and the Creolisation of Caribbean Constitutional Law
  Wheatle, S.-S., & Campbell, Y. (2020). Constitutional Faith and Identity in the Caribbean: Tradition, Politics and the Creolisation of Caribbean Constitutional Law. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 58(3), 344-365. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2020.1773637
• Contradictions in faith in the Caribbean context: postcolonialism, religion and the constitution
  Campbell, Y., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2020). Contradictions in faith in the Caribbean context: postcolonialism, religion and the constitution. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 58(3), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2020.1782624
• Common Law Constitutionalism Through Methodology
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2019). Common Law Constitutionalism Through Methodology. McGill law journal, 65(2), Article 341
• Unpacking separation of powers: judicial independence, sovereignty and conceptual flexibility in the UK constitution
  Masterman, R., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2017). Unpacking separation of powers: judicial independence, sovereignty and conceptual flexibility in the UK constitution. Public Law, 2017(Jul), 469-487
• The Constitutionality of the “Homosexual Advance Defence” in the Commonwealth Caribbean
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2016). The Constitutionality of the “Homosexual Advance Defence” in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The equal rights review, 16, 38-60
• Bounded Cosmopolitanism and a Constitutional Common Law
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2016). Bounded Cosmopolitanism and a Constitutional Common Law. The journal of comparative law, 11(2), 235-257
• A Common Law Resurgence in Rights Protection?
  Masterman, R., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2015). A Common Law Resurgence in Rights Protection?. European Human Rights Law Review, 2015(1), 57-65
• Comparative Law and the Ius Gentium
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2014). Comparative Law and the Ius Gentium. Cambridge journal of international and comparative law, 3(4), 1060-1083. https://doi.org/10.7574/cjicl.03.04.251
• Post-Independence Constitutional Reform In The Commonwealth Caribbean And A New Charter Of Fundamental Rights And Freedoms For Jamaica
  O'Brien, D., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2012). Post-Independence Constitutional Reform In The Commonwealth Caribbean And A New Charter Of Fundamental Rights And Freedoms For Jamaica. Public Law, 2012,
• The Rights to Equality and Non-Discrimination and the Jamaican Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2012). The Rights to Equality and Non-Discrimination and the Jamaican Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Miller/Cherry and Constitutional Principle
  Masterman, R., & Wheatle, S.-S. (online). Miller/Cherry and Constitutional Principle
• Courts vs Parliament? A Response to Ekins and Forsyth
  Masterman, R., & Wheatle, S.-S. Courts vs Parliament? A Response to Ekins and Forsyth
• The Stakes of the Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Debate in the UK
  Wheatle, S.-S., & Kilford, N. (2024). The Stakes of the Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Debate in the UK. [Blogpost]
• The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Is the Monarch an apolitical longstop?
  Wheatle, S.-S., & Masterman, R. (2022). The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Is the Monarch an apolitical longstop?. [https://constitutionallawmatters.wordpress.com/2022/07/05/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-is-the-monarch-an-apolitical-longstop/]
• Engagement and 'New Imperialism'
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2015). Engagement and 'New Imperialism'
• Opinion 2/13 and its UK Human Rights Effects
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2015). Opinion 2/13 and its UK Human Rights Effects
• The ‘Constitutional Aspect’ in Evans v Attorney General
  Wheatle, S.-S., & Masterman, R. (2015). The ‘Constitutional Aspect’ in Evans v Attorney General
• Criminalising Cross-Dressing in Guyana: Quincy McEwan et al vs. Attorney General of Guyana
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2013). Criminalising Cross-Dressing in Guyana: Quincy McEwan et al vs. Attorney General of Guyana
• Maurice Tomlinson v Television Jamaica Ltd: Horizontal Rights Application in Jamaica
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2013). Maurice Tomlinson v Television Jamaica Ltd: Horizontal Rights Application in Jamaica
• The Residual Powers of the Court
  Wheatle, S.-S. (2012). The Residual Powers of the Court
• The Commonwealth Caribbean and the Uses and Abuses of Comparative Constitutional Law
  O'Brien, D., & Wheatle, S.-S. (2011). The Commonwealth Caribbean and the Uses and Abuses of Comparative Constitutional Law

Report

• Adjudication in Homicide Cases involving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Persons in the Commonwealth Caribbean
  Commonwealth Caribbean. [No known commissioning body]