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This is a clear, comprehensive account of Scottish constitutional law within its UK and 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 a continuing 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 includes coverage of:
- the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
- the Illegal Migration Act 2023
- current proposals for a Scottish Bill of Rights
- a fuller treatment of the Equality Act 2010
The fifth edition will also cover the major developments in the UK Supreme Court jurisprudence, including the cases on Scottish Parliament competence on independence referendums and the Treaty Incorporation Bills.
Coverage will also include the First Ministerial succession of Nicola Sturgeon to Humza Yousaf, the multiple changes of UK Prime Ministers, and the impending UK general election and its outcome - taking account of the abolition, since the last edition, of fixed-term Parliaments (by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022) and its consequences.
Each chapter will now include a 'mini contents list' to which will greatly assist readers in their navigation of the (sometimes complex) material.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law and Scots Law Student online services.
List of contents
1 Constitutions and Constitutional Law
2 Constitutional Law and Constitutional Values
3 The Scottish Constitutional Context
4 The Scottish Independence and European Union Referendums
5 The UK and Scottish Parliaments: The Institutional Framework
6 Law-making Competences for Scotland
7 The UK and Scottish Governments
8 Local Authorities and other Public Bodies
9 Law-making Procedures
10 The Parliamentary Accountability of Government
11 Public Finance
12 Courts and the Independence of the Judiciary
13 Citizen and State
14 Public Law Adjudication
About the author
Chris Himsworth had been a member of the Law School at the University of Edinburgh since 1974, teaching and researching across a number of areas of public law, and had become Professor of Administrative Law. Since retirement from the Law School in 2011 he has been a Professor Emeritus. In 2015 he published The European Charter of Local Self-Government: A Treaty for Local Democracy.Christine is chairman of Brodies LLP and a partner in the firm's Government, Regulation and Competition practice. She was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 2020. She appears regularly in courts and tribunals, including the UK Supreme Court, in constitutional and administrative law litigation.David Blair is an Advocate at Axiom Advocates. He practises in public law matters, judicial review and statutory appeals to the Court of Session.
