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The Scottish Parliament: Law and Practice

The Scottish Parliament: Law and Practice

Author: Mark Lazarowicz; Jean McFadden
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781474433747

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781847662682
Published In: March 2018
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Scotland ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This textbook gives students a rigorous introduction to the powers of the Scottish Parliament: how it makes laws, how it holds the Scottish Government to account and how its legislation and its actions can be scrutinised and challenged. Fully updated in light of the 2012 and 2016 Scotland Acts and the Independence and Brexit referenda, it looks at how Scotland is governed now and what the future holds for the constitutional relationship between Scotland and the rest of the UK.

This book is essential reading for students of Scots law, legal systems, politics and public policy, as well as legal and political professionals who need an up-to-date guide to how Holyrood works.

Key Features

Explains how the Scottish Parliament and devolved government work in practice
Analyses how the Scottish Parliament’s legislation can be challenged, and sets out the major cases since it was reconvened in 1999
Explains the historical background to Scottish devolution
Takes a detailed look at how relations between Scotland and the rest of the UK have developed under devolution
Anticipates how law and government might change in the future, particularly after Brexit

New for this Edition

Includes extensive new material to take account of constitutional, legal and political developments since 2010
Incorporates the considerable extension of devolution, new case law, a description of the new financial powers of the Scottish Parliament and the Scotland Acts of 2012 and 2016
Considers the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, and the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the EU

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Table of Statutory Instruments

Preface

The Scottish Parliament: The Background

The Powers of the Parliament

Elections and Members

How the Parliament Works

Making Laws

The Scottish Government

Relations between Scotland and Westminster

Challenging the Legislation of the Parliament and the Actions of Ministers