Independence will give the Scottish Parliament new powers in areas like the economy, taxation, welfare, energy and defence, and control over key national assets like the postal system. In this guide we set out the many opportunities these powers will give Scotland, and some of the current Scottish Government’s priorities for action if we are elected to be the government of an independent Scotland in May 2016. Answers to your questions. In this guide we answer detailed questions we have been asked about independence. Structure of this guide Part one of the guide sets out an overview of the case for
Devolution in Scotland was a result of the 1997 Referendum, where the Scottish people voted in favour of a devolved Scottish Parliament. It was justified on the basis that it would make government more responsive to the wishes of the people of Scotland. The Scottish Parliament has primary legislative powers, allowing it to pass almost any law they wish. However, some policy areas remain as ‘reserved’ powers for the UK Government, including foreign policy and national security issues. Devolution has always been a widely debated topic, with many arguments both for and against.
The Scotland act 1998 is the Act which established the devolved Scottish Parliament, Cannot legislate on areas of law reserved to WM SP devolved powers: Environment, Education, Housing WM Reserved Powers: Employment, Immigration, Social security Sources of Scots Law: Statutory Law (Legislation) Statutory Law is laws/acts passed by a body with Legislative Powers (different bodies make laws on different areas) Acts of Parliament made by both WM & SP Prior to Scotland Act 1998 WM would pass certain laws which only applied to Scotland e.g. Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 Delegated Legislation: allows Government to makes changes to a law without pushing through a new act of parliament (level of a fine) Consists of Orders, Rules and regulations
Essay will underline the main United Nations responsibilities. Asylum seekers also will be discussed in the end of the essay. Describe Human and legal rights. Human rights act 1998: This is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998, and mostly came into force on 2 October 2000. [1] Its aim is to "give further effect" in UK law to the rights contained in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, but more commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights.
1. Direct Democracy: A democracy in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than being exercised through their representatives. 2. Representative Democracy: form of democracy in which citizens allow others to represent them in government processes and are not necessarily directly involved in any of the processes of legislation or lawmaking Quote Analysis: “The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but cannot do, at all, or cannot, so well do, for themselves- in their separate, and individual capacities”- Abraham Lincoln, 1854 How does the political cartoon above show the idea of an oligarchial government? The is held by a small groups thats what is showing on the picture
Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect peoples fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data. In practice it provides a way forindividuals to control information about themselves. Most of the Act does not apply to domestic use,] for example keeping a personal address book. Anyone holding personal data for other purposes is legally obliged to comply with this Act, subject to some exemptions. The Act defines eight data protection principles.
Christopher L. Buckley Assignment 1: What is Federalism? Pol110 Professor: OKAFOR, EMMANUEL February 16, 2014 What is Federalism? Federalism is political system in which ultimate authority is shared between a central government and state or regional governments. This is the system that the framers up into place when that drafted the Constitution which came with opposition from the Antifederalists. But the Federalists prevailed and the Constitution was ratified more than two hundred twenty-five years ago.
The Power of Jurisdiction AIU Online Abstract In this paper I will define the terms as follows subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction. Discuss the meanings of each of the terms in detail for a better understanding. I will also explain the three different types of personal jurisdiction there are and provide examples for each of the terms. The Power of Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the official power to make legal decisions and judgments, the extent of power to make legal decisions and judgments, a system of law court, and the territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends. Subject matter jurisdiction is the authority of the court to hear cases of a particular type or cases relating to a specific subject matter.
This then allows the parliament to change or repeal any law it wants and is also not bounded by the laws made by the previous parliaments. Parliamentary sovereignty is made up of Mass electorate, Party system, referendums, pressure groups, international agreements and treaties, the European Union (EU), the European Conventions on Human Rights (ECHR). One factor that argues that the parliamentary sovereignty in the UK have been devolved, this argument comes from the fact
However the act doesn’t always cover every organisation that receives public money. It doesn’t cover some charities that receive grants and certain private sector organisations that perform public functions. The Act covers any recorded information held by a public authority in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by UK-wide public authorities in Scotland. Scotland has it’s own Freedom of Information Act set in 2002 that holds information held by Scottish public authorities. How is the information recorded?