How (Not) to Break Up: Constituent Power and Alternative Pathways to Scottish Independence.
In October 2022, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that the Scottish Parliament lacks the power to legislate for a second referendum on Scottish independence (Indyref 2) absent an enabling Order by the UK government under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998. With no such Order forthcoming, alter...
| Published in: | Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 1 - 28 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Spring2024
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