Constituting Scotland: The Scottish National Movement and the Westminster Model

ISBN-13: 9780748697595 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 272 str.

W. Elliot Bulmer

Opis

Before the independence referendum in 2014, the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond promised a written constitution for Scotland in the event of a 'Yes' vote. The UK is almost unique in having never adopted a written constitution or other fundamental law. Why did this commitment arise in Scotland?

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1, Introduction; 2, The Global Development Of The Westminster Model; 3, The Scottish Context; 4, The Westminster Model In A Dreich Climate: The Emergent Scottish Constitutional Tradition; 5, 2002 Draft I: Parliament And The Legislative Power; 6, 2002 Draft II: Head Of State And The Executive Branch; 7, 2002 Draft III: Judiciary, Rights And Substantive Provisions; 8, The SNP’s Constitutional Policy 2002-2014: From Liberal Procedural Constitutionalism To Democratic Populism?; Bibliography .