nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20160627-143706 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 160627s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20160627-143706 doi eng 342 23 Murkens, Jo Eric Khushal Author aut A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations out Murkens, Jo Eric Khushal Verfassungsblog 2016-06-27 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The United Kingdom is not a centralised state. It is a ‘family of nations’. There is a strong case for arguing that the referendum carries only if a majority of voters in all four nations respectively give their backing. England and Wales voted to leave, but Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain. Recognising that split is not a matter of shifting the goalposts after the fact. It is about respecting an established, indeed a compelling constitutional order. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 brexit Devolution Referendum Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-disunited-kingdom-two-nations-in-two-nations-out/ raw object