Scotland

14th June 2019 In General By Penelope Wallace

How many Elizabeths? The case of MacCormick v Lord Advocate

Some people, mostly English, think it’s very important to say that Parliament is absolutely sovereign. But “the principle of unlimited sovereignty of Parliament is a distinctively English principle and has no counterpart in Scottish constitutional law.” So said the President of the Inner House of the...

17th March 2017 In General By Penelope Wallace

Not a proper post

I apologise for not providing a proper post this week; it has felt busier than usual in various different ways. All I have to offer is: a political thought: many people feel (post Brexit referendum) that any referendum instituting major constitutional change should set the bar higher...