Constituting Scotland : the Scottish national movement and the Westminster model / / W. Elliot Bulmer

• Autore: Bulmer W. Elliot
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 342.4103
• Soggetto topico: Constitutional law - Scotland; Constitutional history
• Classificazione: HD 405
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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?
• Titolo autorizzato: Constituting Scotland
• ISBN: 1-4744-3295-6; 1-4744-2712-X; 0-7486-9760-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817309603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II