Brexit, Union, and disunion : the evolution of British constitutional unsettlement / Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Queen Mary University of London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas-Scott, Sionaidh, author.

Series:

Law in context.

Law in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Constitutional history--Great Britain.

Constitutional history.

Referendum--Great Britain--History.

Referendum.

Federal government--Great Britain--History.

Federal government.

Democracy.

Sovereignty.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (523 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This book provides a critical analysis of Brexit, placing it in the broader context of the historical development of the British Constitution and earlier disputes as to the meaning of statehood, sovereignty, and territorial boundaries. Some of the greatest challenges posed by the UK's withdrawal from the EU are those it places on the British Constitution, which is already 'unsettled' and under strain. This book investigates this impact, but also uniquely locates Brexit in the broader context of historically significant British 'acts of union or disunion' - such as the loss of former US colonies and British Empire, and the place of Scotland and Ireland in the Union. These precedents help us understand how a British constitutional identity has been shaped or dismantled by legal concepts of union or sovereignty.

Contents:

Scotland

Ireland

Britain's loss of its North American colonies in the 18th century

The constitutional status of the British Empire and Commonwealth

Britain and Europe

Sovereignty

Unions and disunion

Federalism, devolution, and differentiation

Democracy and referendum

Human rights.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108899079

1108899072

9781108894951

110889495X