Brexit and Scotland

Centralism, Federalism or Independence

Bibliographic Data

ID12417554
AuthorsAndreas Rahmatian (0000-0001-7327-6989, University of Glasgow, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume26
Issue4
Pages616-647
Publication date2018-04-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1062798718000054
OpenAlexW2801560872
LanguageEN
References cited19

The public debate about the consequences of Brexit in Britain follows certain predictable lines of established academic concepts in British constitutional law. This arguably overlooks the important constitutional complications of Brexit, including the position of Scotland in post-Brexit Britain. This article takes the unorthodox approach of focusing on legal and intellectual history rather than British constitutional law, because in this way one obtains a better understanding of the present British constitutional framework in the context of Europe. The discussion is from a continental European viewpoint and through the eyes of a private and commercial lawyer. The completely different understanding of Britain and Europe about the nature of a constitution and the structure of a state becomes more apparent with Britain’s departure from the EU, which may also influence the future national cohesion of the UK itself, particularly the relationship between England and Scotland after Brexit

Brexit · Constitution · Context (archaeology · Economics · European union · Federalism · Independence (probability theory · International trade · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · State (computer science · European and International Law Studies · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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