Scottish Nationalism And Devolution

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for home affairs. However, there is a thought as to if devolution will be Scotland’s future. If devolution does occur, then one must think to themselves, is this a good idea? Is this going to affect the United Kingdom’s political system that is intricately in place between Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland? What happens to investment? What happens to the people of the land? Where has this new found glorification within Scotland come from?
In the following essay, I will hope to have questions to these answers. In order to find the answers one may be looking for, we must first examine the political system established in the UK that currently exists. What patterns need to be broken and at what costs?
Political history
The nations within the British states are what political scientists would call sub-nations. At one point in time, England and Scotland were under one monarchial rule with King James IV being the ruler. This took place almost 400 years ago ...

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concerning Scottish issues. Both are government ministers, with the Lord advocate drafting legislation dealing with Scotland.
There are problems that arise when discussing the law systems between Scotland and England. Scottish law is based on the ever popular Roman law where everything is based on legal codes and has statutes passed. Very similar to other European nations such as France. Judges listen to these cases where they find points in a law to refer to in order to make a decision. England on the other hand has a law system based on Common law which is very similar to the United States. Within this type of law, precedents are set and judges rule according to ...

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