It’s assignment time again for the LLM, although this is the last assignment of the whole Masters!  After this, I’ve only got a 15,000 word dissertation to do (ha! only?!).

The title this time is:

‘The so-called positive and negative freedom of association are not simply two sides of the same coin or two aspects of the same freedom. There is no logical link between the two.’

Per Judges Sørensen, Thór Vilhjálmsson and Lagergren (dissenting) Young, James and Webster v. United Kingdom [1981] IRLR 410, ECHR

Explain and illustrate how the doctrine of freedom of association informs the law on the regulation of trade union membership and activity. What current difficulties are faced by employers and by trade unions in the application of this law?

This is an area of law I haven’t studied in any great depth before, and it seems interesting so far.  The deadline is 31 March 2006, so if I don’t post for a while, you know why.