Matthew Watkins

Biographic Data

ID5579244
NAMEMatthew Watkins
GIVEN NAMESMatthew
FAMILY NAMEWatkins
SIGNATUREWATKINS M
AFFILIATIONSZero to Three
ORCID0000-0003-2521-5393
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Territory, values, and health law in a devolved United Kingdom

    Open AccessMatthew Watkins, John Harrington et al.ARTICLEJournal of Law and Society2026

    Devolution since 1998 has seen administrations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales gain distinct powers over a range of policy fields, with health prominent among them. This poses two pressing questions for socio‐legal scholarship that we address in this article: to what extent are changing territorial arrangements significant for the substance of United Kingdom (UK) health law and the values by which it is oriented, and what role i…

  • The Connection‐Friction Axis in Devolved Health Policy and Law‐Making in the UK

    Open AccessRuby Reed‐Berendt, Anne‐maree Farrell et al.ARTICLEModern Law Review2024

    This article explores the dynamics of devolved health policy and law‐making in the UK, drawing on a case study of opt‐out organ donation reform. Given that health is a significant area of devolved competence, such case studies offer the opportunity to examine both similarities and differences in approach between the four nations in the context of the UK's evolving constitutional settlement. We argue that there is a need to move away from the char…

  • The ‘human element’ in the social space of the courtroom

    Open AccessChao Kong, REBECCA STICKLER et al.ARTICLELegal Studies2022

    The context- and person-specific nature of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) in England and Wales means inherent indeterminacy characterises decision-making in the Court of Protection (CoP), not least regarding conflicting values and the weight that should be accorded to competing factors. This paper explores how legal professionals frame and influence the MCA's deliberative and adjudicative processes in the social space of the courtroom through…

  • Justifying and practising effective participation in the Court of Protection

    Open AccessChao Kong, CAMILLIA KONG et al.ARTICLEJournal of Law and Society2022

    Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in England and Wales (MCA), the participation of persons in making decisions that affect their lives is embedded within the legislation and has also been addressed directly in Court of Protection (CoP) rules and guidelines. Nonetheless, various studies and reports have indicated a potential gap between practice on the ground and the participatory aspirations of the MCA. This article presents an analysis of semi‐…

  • An investigation into domestic energy consumption behaviour and public awareness of renewable energy in Qatar

    Open AccessWadha Al-Marri, Amin Al-Habaibeh et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2018