Category Archives: International Law
Orkney, Shetland, uti possidetis and the #indyref
A mini-blog, adding coverage to an issue that perhaps does not merit the coverage it has obtained already (see this robust Wings Over Scotland blog for an articulation of that view). The idea of home-rule for Shetland and/or Orkney has … Continue reading
Posted in International Law, Scottish Independence
Tagged independence, Orkney, Scotland, self-determination, Shetland, uti possidetis
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Human rights, land reform and citizen advocacy at #G2013
Today is the second day of #G2013, or – in non-Twitter parlance – The Gathering 2013. The Gathering is something of a big blether at Glasgow’s SECC for all things third sector, with all the third-sector hangers-on that such a … Continue reading
Posted in ECHR, International Law, Land Reform, Law, Law Clinics
Tagged Citizen Advocacy, ECHR, Human Rights, Land Reform, Law Clinics, sustainable development
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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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Scottish independence/separation: constitutional wrangling meets international law oversight?
The constitutional settlement of the United Kingdom is a tad enigmatic. It was thus before the advent of devolution: I’ll see your peculiarly English sovereignty of parliament and raise you McCormick v Lord Advocate, and all that. The Scotland Act … Continue reading
Posted in International Law, Law, Scottish Independence
Tagged independence, Law, Scotland
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