Brexit, Union, and Disunion - The Evolution of British Constitutional Unsettlement

"Focussing on key concepts such as union, sovereignty, democracy and devolution, this book provides a critical analysis of Brexit and its broader context in the historical development of the British Constitution. It also features comparative case studies that will appeal to a global readership"--

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Five Case Studies of Acts of Union and Disunion: 1. Scotland; 2. Ireland; 3. Britain's loss of its North American colonies in the 18th century; 4. The constitutional status of the British empire and commonwealth; 5. Britain and Europe; Part II. Five Themes: 6. Sovereignty; 7. Unions and disunion; 8. Federalism, devolution and differentiation; 9. Democracy and referendums; 10. Human rights; Conclusion.

About the author

Sionaidh Douglas-Scott is Anniversary Chair in Law at Queen Mary University of London, formerly Professor of European and Human Rights Law, University of Oxford. Her past roles include Special Advisor, Scottish Parliament External & European Relations committee, 2015–2017; Major Leverhulme fellow, 2018–2021; LAPA fellow Princeton University, 2020–2021.

Summary

Focussing on key concepts such as union, sovereignty, democracy and devolution, this book provides a critical analysis of Brexit and its broader context in the historical development of the British Constitution. It also features comparative case studies that will appeal to a global readership.

Foreword

Provides a critical analysis of Brexit, placing it in the broader context of the historical development of the British Constitution.

Product details

• Authors: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh (Queen Mary University of Douglas-Scott, Douglas-Scott Sionaidh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781108841788
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84178-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Law in Context
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, EU (European Union), Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general