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Iain Halliday: Political and Legal Constitutionalism in the Age of Supreme Court Referrals

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Back in early 2013 I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on the role of law and politics in the […]

UKCLA February 13, 2023 Devolution, Scotland

Shona Wilson Stark and Raffael Fasel: Unconstitutionally Legal: How the UK Supreme Court Should Decide the Lord Advocate’s Reference

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On 28 June 2022, the Lord Advocate referred to the UK Supreme Court (“UKSC”) the question of whether […]

UKCLA October 3, 2022 Scotland, Second Scottish Independence Referendum, United Kingdom

Iain Jamieson: The Lord Advocate’s Role in Vetting Bills in the Scottish Parliament for Legislative Competence: A Reply to Chris McCorkindale

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A Scottish Minister, when introducing a Bill into the Scottish Parliament, is required by section 31(1) of the […]

UKCLA July 25, 2022 Constitutional Law, Devolution, Scotland

Pablo G. Hidalgo, Fiona de Londras and Daniella Lock: Parliamentary scrutiny of extending emergency measures in the two Scottish Coronavirus Acts: On the question of timing

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The Scottish Acts are subject to a sunset clause. The measures will expire on the 30 September 2021, […]

UKCLA June 21, 2021 Scotland

Kathrin Strauss: Ausgleichsmandate for the Scottish Parliament? – Scotland’s mixed electoral system and the Alba Party

Alex Salmond has been a controversial figure (to say the least) in Scottish politics for quite some time. […]

UKCLA April 7, 2021 Devolution, Germany, Scotland, United Kingdom

Iain Halliday: Can the Scottish Parliament Legislate for a Second Independence Referendum?

Following the December 2019 election result, which resulted in the Conservative party winning an overall majority, but losing […]

Constitutional Law Group February 13, 2020 Scotland

Kenneth Campbell: Constitutional Dogs That Barked and Dogs That Did Not: The Scottish Continuity Bill in the Supreme Court

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Introductory Somewhat overshadowed by the Wightman saga, and the unscheduled Conservative leadership demarche, the UKSC decision in the […]

Constitutional Law Group January 14, 2019 Europe, European Union, Judicial review, Scotland, UK government

Chris McCorkindale and Aileen McHarg: Continuity and Confusion: Towards Clarity? – The Supreme Court and the Scottish Continuity Bill

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Introduction The Supreme Court has now handed down its judgment in The UK Withdrawal from the European Union […]

Constitutional Law Group December 20, 2018 Devolution, Europe, European Union, Scotland, UK government, UK Parliament

Stephen Tierney: A Second Independence Referendum in Scotland: The Legal Issues

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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today announced the Scottish Government’s intention to hold a second referendum on independence […]

Constitutional Law Group March 13, 2017 Devolution, Scotland, UK government

Tom Mullen and Sarah Craig: The Immigration Bill, Reserved Matters and the Sewel Convention

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The Immigration Bill, which received its third reading in the House of Lords on 12th April, affects inter […]

Constitutional Law Group April 22, 2016 Devolution, Scotland, UK government

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