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This book provides a timely and reflective evaluation of how constitutional authority is being re-ordered within and beyond the United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

SUMMARY CONTENTS Introduction: British ‘Federalism’? Robert Schütze Part I. Historical Evolution: From Past to Present 1. The Failure of British and Irish Federalism, circa 1800–1950 Alvin Jackson 2. Parliamentary Sovereignty, Federalism and the Commonwealth Peter C Oliver 3. Shared Rule: What the UK Could Learn from Federalism Adam Tomkins 4. Drifting Towards Federalism? Appraising the Constitution in Light of the Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017 Stephen Tierney 5. Devolution and Secession in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Spain and Italy Barbara Guastaferro and Lucía Payero Part II. In Particular: The External Dimension 6. The UK’s Reluctant Relationship with the EU: Integration, Equivocation, or Disintegration? Jo Eric Khushal Murkens 7. Britain and the European Union: Federalism and Differentiation Sionaidh Douglas-Scott 8. Federal Dynamics of the UK/Strasbourg Relationship Roger Masterman 9. The UK’s Status in the WTO Post-Brexit Lorand Bartels 10. A Willing International Federalist? The UK’s Pivotal Role within the United Nations Nigel D White Conclusion: We Have Always been Federal David Armitage

About the Author

Robert Schütze is Professor of European Union Law and Co-director of the Global Policy Institute at Durham University. Stephen Tierney is Professor of Constitutional Theory at the University of Edinburgh.

Reviews

The United Kingdom and the Federal Idea engages these issues with breadth, depth and rigour, in the exciting crucible of law and politics that is the UK Constitution.
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