Conditioning power: devolved law making after the Supreme Court's S28(7) rulings

McEwen, Nicola, McHarg, Aileen, Hunt, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-6158 and McCorkindale, Chris 2026. Conditioning power: devolved law making after the Supreme Court's S28(7) rulings. [Discussion Paper]. Glasgow/Online: Glasgow University Centre for Public Policy. Available at: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/publicpolicy/out...

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Abstract

This report analyses the implications of the UK Supreme Court's interpretation of section 28(7) of the Scotland Act 1998 delivered through two landmark cases - the Continuity Bill (2018) and the UNCRC/ECLSG Treaty Incorporation Bill References (2021).These judgments have reshaped the constitutional understanding of devolved lawmaking and introduced new complexity, uncertainty and constraints on the lawmaking powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Item Type:	Report (Discussion Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) K Law > KD England and Wales
Publisher:	Glasgow University Centre for Public Policy
Funders:	Leverhulme Trust (Hunt)
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 April 2026
Last Modified:	05 May 2026 09:22
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/186725

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