nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20161123-130853 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 161123s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20161123-130853 doi eng 342 23 Skoutaris, Nikos Author aut Scotland, Catalonia and the Constitutional Taboo of Secession Skoutaris, Nikos Verfassungsblog 2016-11-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The UK constitution does not allow Scotland to unilaterally secede in the case of Brexit - in that respect its situation is not unlike Catalonia's. Given the political nature of the UK uncodified constitution, it is almost unthinkable that a similar judicialisation of politics will occur in the UK as it did in Spain. However, unless Westminster takes seriously into account the demands of the devolved administrations in the Brexit negotiations, there is a real danger that a serious constitutional stalemate will occur. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Catalonia Referendum Scotland scottish independence secession Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/scotland-catalonia-and-the-constitutional-taboo-of-secession/ raw object