Category Archives: Devolution
Self-Determination at the Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum
Mini-blog time. You may recall I had a previous post on self-determination and its role in any referendum on Scottish independence. I have updated this post and it is now hosted at the rather more salubrious internet address of the … Continue reading
Posted in Devolution, International Law, Scottish Independence
Tagged Catalonia, independence, Law, Scotland
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Property and positive obligations under the ECHR
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“ECHR”) is a well known, sometimes misunderstood but crucially important international law instrument. It does many things, from its absolute prohibition on torture (no exceptions or wriggle room as far … Continue reading
Posted in Devolution, ECHR, Land Reform, Law, Property
Tagged ECHR, Human Rights, Land Reform, Law, Scots law
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Harming Scots Law
“Holyrood ‘has harmed’ Scots law”. That, at least, is what a BBC headline proclaimed in its report of comments by a well known, respected and livewire Scots legal commentator Alastair Bonnington. His initial comments in the Times (presumably available behind … Continue reading
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