Monday 28 January 2019 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Faculty of Law, LG19 (The Arthur Goodhart Lecture Theatre)
About
Chair: Dr Shona Wilson Stark
Speakers: Dr Paul Daly, Professor Mark Elliott, Professor Alison Young
On 13 December 2018, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the 'Scottish Continuity Bill'. This Bill was enacted by the Scottish Parliament in order to provide its own version of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, providing for the continued application of EU law in Scotland from exit day onwards. The legislation was enacted against the backdrop of Scotland’s refusal to agree to a legislative consent motion for the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2018, which then came into force without Scotland’s consent in breach of the Sewel convention. It also marked the first time that Scottish legislation had been challenged at the pre-legislative stage, using the provisions of section 33 of the Scotland Act 1998.
Our three speakers will each discuss the constitutional implications of the case, with time at the end for questions from the audience.
The talk is open to anyone who wishes to attend and should be of interest for undergraduate students in Constitutional law, Administrative law and European Union law, in addition to postgraduate students working in these areas. The talk will be videoed and posted to the Faculty website.