Category Archives: International Law

Orkney, Shetland, uti possidetis and the #indyref

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

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 →

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Human rights, land reform and citizen advocacy at #G2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

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 →

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Self-Determination at the Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

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 →

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Scottish independence/separation: constitutional wrangling meets international law oversight?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

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 →

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