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Entries for June 2015
Iain Jamieson: The Repeal of the Human Rights Act and the Sewel Convention in Scoltand
Posted on June 12 2015 |
Comments (4)
In his otherwise excellent
entry to the UKCLA blog
, Mark Elliot states that the repeal of the Human Rights Act (“HRA”) by itself, without anything more, such as its replacement by a British Bill of Rights or the withdrawal of the UK from the ECHR, would not trigger the Sewel Convention which would normally require the consent of the Scottish Parliament. However, I suggest that there may be at least 4 possible arguments for thinking otherwise.
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