Scotland's Constitution: Law and Practice

Description

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 fourth edition has been fully updated throughout and includes: * An update on the Scottish devolution settlement, including the changes made by the Scotland Act 2016 in the field of social security. * A new chapter covering the Brexit referendum, the withdrawal negotiations between the UK and the EU and Brexit litigation - with a particular focus on Brexit's impact on Scottish constitutional arrangements. * Coverage of new case law since the last edition in the area of judicial review and specifically on devolution.

Chris Himsworth and Christine O'Neill have co-authored Scotland's Constitution since its first edition of 2003. Chris 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.