- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Online publication date:
- October 2023
- Print publication year:
- 2023
- Online ISBN:
- 9781108894951
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This book provides a critical analysis of Brexit, placing it in the broader context of the historical development of the British Constitution and earlier disputes as to the meaning of statehood, sovereignty, and territorial boundaries. Some of the greatest challenges posed by the UK's withdrawal from the EU are those it places on the British Constitution, which is already 'unsettled' and under strain. This book investigates this impact, but also uniquely locates Brexit in the broader context of historically significant British 'acts of union or disunion' – such as the loss of former US colonies and British Empire, and the place of Scotland and Ireland in the Union. These precedents help us understand how a British constitutional identity has been shaped or dismantled by legal concepts of union or sovereignty.
‘… rich and detailed historical and comparative analysis of union and disunion in British constitutional history.’
Oliver Garner Source: The Review of Democracy
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