By definition, the territorial integrity of any state is central to its constitution. The UK territorial
constitution–meaning how it governs the distinct communities that constitute the state–has …

The debate about devolution-or home-rule as it was called in the 19th century-in the United
Kingdom is more than a century old. The issue has been raised at different times, by different …

In an event that marked its twentieth anniversary, Tony Blair–the Prime Minister whose
government delivered legislative devolution to Scotland and Wales (and who returned …

Covering everything from the concept and historical background of devolution to studies of
the developments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is a comprehensive and …

The article assesses the consolidation of devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
in turn. Despite the different conditions, the same questions are of general relevance. Firstly …

The United Kingdom, having given constitutions to so many countries of the world, has
proved extremely conservative in its own constitutional practice, evolving gradually largely …

The issue of devolution has often been one for polemic rather than reasoned analysis. This
book places recent developments in the United Kingdom in their historical context …

This article first presents the features of the union state tradition. It then investigates the
central themes in devolution research on the four nations of the UK. In addition, a number of …

When, in 1707, the Scottish Parliament voted for union with England, so dissolving itself, the
Scottish Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Sea® eld, declared wryly:There's ane end of ane auld …

When the 'Belfast/Good Friday Agreement'1 was signed in 1998 between the British and
Irish Governments, it brought about a new, and agreed, constitutional settlement for Northern …