nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170301-091404 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 170228s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170301-091404 doi eng 342 23 Skoutaris, Nikos Author aut Limiting the Constitutional Space of Scotland and Northern Ireland Skoutaris, Nikos Verfassungsblog 2017-02-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Scotland might soon be having a second independence referendum, and Ireland is pushing for Northern Ireland rejoining the EU after Brexit. Why does the noble idea of a differentiated Brexit, that could absorb some of the tensions created by UK’s future withdrawal from the EU, seem to lose traction even within the political elites of Scotland and Northern Ireland? One possible answer might be that the UK political and constitutional framework does not provide for a supportive environment. In fact, the judgment of the Supreme Court in Miller points to the limits of the UK political and constitutional order to accommodate the demands of the devolved nations. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 brexit Northern Ireland Scotland scottish independence Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/limiting-the-constitutional-space-of-scotland-and-northern-ireland/ raw object