Keith Ewing

Keith David Ewing (born 29 March 1955) is professor of public law at King's College London and recognised as a leading scholar in public law, constitutional law, law of democracy, labour law and human rights.

Ewing has been described as "one of the leading lights of English public law" and "one of the world's leading scholars of the constitution of social democracy".

He is co-author of two standard textbooks in constitutional and administrative law, and labour law.

Ewing studied law at Edinburgh University, graduating in 1976, then moved to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, for his PhD. He then went back to Edinburgh to begin his teaching career (1978–83), before returning to Cambridge (1983–9).

His first book on the topic, The Funding of Political Parties in Britain, was published in 1987.

Ewing has also published on reforming labour law to strengthen trade union freedom, constitutional reform, relating to public participation in the political process and the status of social and economic rights.

In 1989, Ewing became Professor of Public Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.

He has also taught at universities in Australia and Canada.

Ewing is the author, co-author or editor of dozens of books and journal articles.

His work recognises the significance of an integrated and broad vision of the constitutional order.

He has written extensively on the funding of political parties, and has been described as "the most prolific and influential scholar in political finance in the common law world beyond the US".

His COVID-19: Government by Decree (2020) argued there was a failure on the part of the British Parliament to discharge its basic constitutional duties during the pandemic.

To celebrate his scholarly legacy, The Constitution of Social Democracy: Essays in Honour of Keith Ewing was published in 2020.