Legal aspects of independence from England
There are legal and political arguments about revoking the treaty of union of 1707.
Can Scotland legally leave the UK?
People want to know if there is a law that prevents Scotland from leaving the UK.
Busting the last of the myths around independence. Open Minds on Independence #20
This article looks at myths about Scottish independence.
MYTH 7: Nationalism is by its very nature a bad thing
MYTH 8: An independent Scotland would be last in the queue to join the EU
Myth 9: You can’t hold a referendum without Westminster’s “permission”
Myth 10: Independence for Scotland would abandon the rest of the UK to permanent Tory rule
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News Media
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Scotland, Secession, and the European Union
This paper discusses Scotland’s relationship with the EU in the context of two different secession events. The first concerns the question of an independent Scotland’s EU membership in the event of Scotland’s secession from the UK. The second discusses the position of Scotland in the context of a UK in-out referendum on EU membership. This chapter concludes that in neither case should Scotland be forced to leave the EU against its will.
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Academic Paper
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