Scottish American

In this essay, we will consider and analyse the effect of Brexit upon the rights of individuals as well as the effect it will have upon the competence of the devolved Scottish government and its relationship with the UK. Treaties, regulations and directives make up the European Union (EU) law. They have a direct effect which means that they are directly implemented in United Kingdom(UK) law. However, a Directive is ‘binding to the result to be achieved, upon each member state to which it is addressed

Before the Scottish Enlightenment which began in the second half of the 18th century, religion was a centerpiece of many western cultures. Members of Scotland’s society viewed the world with a religious---specifically Christian---lense (Dickenson 260). Essentially the highest authority in Scotland at this time was the Presbyterian Church of Scotland (“Constitution of the..”). Once the Enlightenment began in Scotland this religious lense was challenged and the idea of viewing religion and the world

The story of King Arthur is one that has fascinated schoolchildren and adults alike for many years. Children (and, admittedly, many adults as well) adore the action and adventure found in the tales and delight in the sheer romance of it all. The story of an idyllic kingdom with the most glorious king in the world and his noble knights going on adventures is one that has appealed to audiences for a very long time. However, some adults are more interested in the legends not for the storybook aspects

arguments(on Scottish Independence) for soundness and quality Scotland was held on September 18, 2014 referendum on independence, to determine whether the Scottish independence from Britain. The independence referendum entered the 100-day countdown stage, Nicola Sturgeon (Deputy First Minister) and Alistair Darling (Former chancellor of the exchequer) both had a very convincing speech on this topic. Nicola argues,Scotland’s huge wealth and extraordinary resources mean there is no question Scottish can be

The first issue of constitutional propriety that arises in this problem is whether the Scottish Government has the authority to block the UK Parliament from re-reserving powers returned to the UK after leaving the EU. The matters that are currently reserved by the UK parliament are laid out in Schedule 5 of the Scotland act 1998 and include: defence, immigration, foreign policy and many more. The process of leaving the EU, through the triggering of Article 50, and the subsequent ‘Great Repeal Bill’

It is well established within the UK constitution that parliament has unlimited legislative powers. This power is exercised through the uncodified British constitution, uncodified meaning that it is not written in a single document. The constitution is portrayed as a set of the most important rules and principles with the primary purpose of outlining how the country should be run, which the uk is governed under. These rules are set out in the common law, Acts of parliament and constitutional conventions

Scottish independence On the 18th of September 2014, the Scottish referendum for Scottish independence was held. There were two main campaigns running up to the referendum, there was YES Scotland, who were in favour of independence and there was Better Together, who were in favour of keeping the union. On the day of the referendum, approximately 3.6 million Scots voted. The turnout was 85% of the country, which is one of the highest turnouts for any election or referendum in the world. The No vote

Parliamentary sovereignty, a core principle of the UK's constitution, essentially states that the Parliament is the ultimate legal authority, which possesses the power to create, modify or end any law. The judiciary cannot question its legislative competence, and a Parliament is not bound by former legislative provisions of earlier Parliaments. The ‘rule of law’ on the other hand, is a constitutional doctrine which primarily governs the operation of the legal system and the manner in which the powers

for the Scottish, they are not allowed to interfere with English laws apart from those that concern them, for example agriculture and education. This can be seen as unfair because the British can make amendments to Scottish laws, this may lead to another reason why the Scottish should have their independence. Overall it can be seen as a success for parts of England as they were entitled to independence. In a 1997 poll, people in Scotland were asked whether they felt they were Scottish or British

Vote (STV) (the Regional and National Lists) and the Alternative Vote. There is a third system that combines these two, known as the Additional Member System (AMS) or the hybrid or top-up system. The AMS system is presently used in elections for the Scottish Parliament, where voters can vote for single candidates in their constituencies but also for candidates from regional 'lists' put forward by each party. If there is a discrepancy between the percentage of seats the party has won and the percentage