Review the varieties of devolution in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales and define plans for devolution in the English regions

Exposé Politique & international Sciences politiques

Date de publication :

08/10/2007

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Anglais

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4 pages

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Scotland and Northern Ireland are experiencing what could be called a ?traditional? form of devolved government with legislative and executive powers
Wales experience a more limited devolution, with no primary legislation authority
Plans for devolution in the English regions are raising some critics. Dfferent kinds of bodies, which could help to solve regional issues, have been set

Résumé :

The UK, created by Acts of Parliament, is a Union composed by four nations: wales, scotland, ireland and England. Until the 1960s, the United Kingdom (UK) was labelled a "unitary state". All powers came from a sovereign Parliament at Westminster. The apparition of territorial-based national identities led leaders to recognize the necessity to give more autonomy to the regions. Labour's response to regional demands and nationalist's tensions was a commitment in its 1997 manifesto to introduce devolved form of government in scotland, wales, northern ireland and England. devolution is defined by Bogdanor as: "the transfer to a subordinate elected body, on a geographic basis, of functions at present exercised by ministers and Parliament". Since the 19th century several attempts to provide scotland, northern ireland and wales with legislative autonomy have existed. devolution is different from federalism, which is the division of powers between Westminster and regional parliaments.