Scotland's Constitution: Law and Practice

5. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5265-3095-0
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 776 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1156 g

Scotland's Constitution: Law and Practice, Fifth Edition provides a clear, comprehensive account of Scottish constitutional law within its UK and (continuing) European context. It describes and analyses constitutional arrangements while integrating that analysis with a general background to constitutional law and the UK institutions which have relevance for the government of Scotland.

This highly regarded text considers law-making powers for Scotland, the legislative process at Westminster and at Holyrood, the accountability and scrutiny of government, the independence of the judiciary and the role of the courts in interpreting and adjudicating upon constitutional and administrative law questions.

The Fifth Edition has been fully updated throughout and includes:

- Coverage of new case law since the last edition including the Supreme Court's rulings that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to authorise an independence referendum and on challenges brought to Scottish legislation by the UK Government
- Streamlined material on Scotland's constitutional history
- New material on children's rights and equalities law

It provides an essential introduction to constitutional law for law students, Scots Law practitioners, and for others with a general interest in the subject.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law and Scots Law Student online services.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Himsworth, Chris

O'Neill, Christine

Blair, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Constitutions and Constitutional Law

2 Constitutional Law and Constitutional Values

3 The Scottish Constitutional Context

4 The UK and Scottish Parliaments: The Institutional Framework

5 Law-making Competences for Scotland

6 The UK and Scottish Governments

7 Local Authorities and other Public Bodies

8 Law-making Procedures

9 The Parliamentary Accountability of Government

10 Public Finance

11 Courts and the Independence of the Judiciary
12 Citizenship and Individual Rights
13 Coercive Powers of the State
14 Public Law Adjudication

Über Autor(innen)

O'Neill, Christine
Christine O'Neill KC is a Partner at Brodies LLP.

Himsworth, Chris
Chris Himsworth is Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Edinburgh.

Blair, David
David Blair is an Advocate at Axiom Advocates.

Chris Himsworth is Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Edinburgh.

Christine O'Neill is a Partner at Brodies LLP.

David Blair is an Advocate at Axiom Advocates.