By C M G Himsworth, BA, LLB, Professor, University of Edinburgh and C M O'Neill, LLB (Hons), LLM, Dip LP, Solicitor

Significant areas of constitutional law are of general application throughout the UK. Nevertheless, factors such as the existence of a distinct Scottish legal system, some measure of separate recognition within law-making and parliamentary procedure and, particularly, the establishment of a devolved Parliament for Scotland means that there are materials, questions and concerns which are exclusively Scottish in nature. This new text concentrates on the Scottish dimension of constitutional law while setting the subject in its UK and European context

Constitutions and Constitutional Law. Constitutional Law and Constiutional Values. The Scottish Constitutional Context. The UK and Scottish Parliaments: The Institutional Framework. Law-Making Competences for Scotland. The UK Government and the Scottish Executive. Local Authorities and Other Public Bodies. Law Making Procedures. The Parliamentar Accountability of Government. Public Finance. Courts and the Independence of the Judiciary. Public Law Adjudication. Indes

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ISBN/ISSN: 9781845923990
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Paperback
Availability: In print

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