Can the Anglo-Scottish Union Survive Brexit?

Since 1999 Scotland has a devolved Parliament and Government. The European Union provided an important framework. EU membership reinforces ideas of shared and divided sovereignty. Through the European Single Market it secures the internal market of the United Kingdom itself. The EU, together with th...

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Main Author: Michael Keating
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2019-11-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/5039
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Summary:Since 1999 Scotland has a devolved Parliament and Government. The European Union provided an important framework. EU membership reinforces ideas of shared and divided sovereignty. Through the European Single Market it secures the internal market of the United Kingdom itself. The EU, together with the European Convention on Human Rights, directly applicable in Scotland, separates rights from nationality. Brexit thus destabilizes the domestic devolution settlement.
ISSN:0248-9015
2429-4373