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UNINA9910792581003321 |
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Autore |
Bulmer W. Elliot |
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Titolo |
Constituting Scotland : the Scottish national movement and the Westminster model / / W. Elliot Bulmer |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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1-4744-3295-6 |
1-4744-2712-X |
0-7486-9760-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional law - Scotland |
Constitutional history |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Global Development of the Westminster Model -- 3. The Scottish Context -- 4. 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 2002–14: From Liberal Procedural Constitutionalism to Democratic Populism? -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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? |
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