The Scottish Constitutional Convention (SCC) was an association of Scottish political parties, churches and other civic groups, that developed a framework...
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Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 Constitutional Convention (Ireland), established in 2012 Constitutional Convention (Philippines) Scottish Constitutional...
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Constituent assembly (redirect from Constitutional convention (political meeting))
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose...
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become a reality until 1999 following the Scotland Act 1998 establishing the Scottish Parliament. A devolved Scottish Assembly that would have some form of...
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The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. Although the convention was intended to revise the league...
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consists of legislation, common law, Crown prerogative and constitutional conventions. Conventions may be written or unwritten. They are principles of behaviour...
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Scottish independence (Scottish Gaelic: Neo-eisimeileachd na h-Alba; Scots: Scots unthirldom) is the idea of Scotland regaining its independence and once...
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A convention (also known as a constitutional convention) is an informal and uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some...
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form a Scottish Constitutional Convention, made up of existing MPs and councillors. The Labour Party included the establishment of a Scottish Parliament...
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The Cornish Constitutional Convention (CCC; Cornish: Senedh Kernow) was formed in November 2000 with the objective of establishing a devolved Cornish...
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the same time, in Scotland, the Convention of Estates enacted the Claim of Right Act 1689, which placed similar limits on the Scottish monarchy. Queen Anne...
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support for Scottish independence above 60%. Scottish independence Scottish Constitutional Convention Yes Scotland Proposed second Scottish independence...
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Corps Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps Scottish Constitutional Convention Sheffield City Council, England Shropshire County Council...
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the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly was initiated as a pressure group, leading to the 1989 Scottish Constitutional Convention with various organisations...
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its representatives participated in the Scottish Constitutional Convention with Scottish Labour, the Scottish Greens, trades unions and churches. It also...
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Constitution of New York (redirect from New York State Constitutional Convention)
York has held nine Constitutional Conventions: in 1776–1777, 1801, 1821, 1846, 1867–1868, 1894, 1915, 1938, and 1967; a Constitutional Commission in 1872–1873;...
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The Constitutional Convention Bill was a bill introduced in the British House of Commons by Graham Allen MP on 22 July 2015 and never went past the first...
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Year Honours. Later, he was an influential member of the Scottish Constitutional Convention from 1994 to 1995. On 10 January 1996 he was created Baron...
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receiving royal assent and becoming law. Scottish Social Attitudes Survey Scottish Constitutional Convention Constitutional status of Orkney, Shetland and the...
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the Scottish Constitutional Convention which developed a blueprint for a devolved Scottish Parliament due to the unwillingness of the convention to discuss...
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Jack McConnell (category Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003)
teaching. He served as a member of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, having campaigned in favour of a Scottish Parliament in the 1997 devolution referendum...
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government Scottish Household Survey found that 20% of the Scottish population, or over one million people, identified the Church of Scotland as their religious...
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all currently regions of Scotland. Their constitutional status has periodically been discussed, for example during the Scottish independence referendum...
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Elspeth Attwooll (category Scottish legal scholars)
1988. She was part of the Liberal Democrat delegation to the Scottish Constitutional Convention. She was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999...
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Kenyon Wright (category 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests)
was a priest of the Scottish Episcopal Church and a political campaigner. Wright chaired the Scottish Constitutional Convention (1989–1999), which laid...
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Claim of Right 1689 (category Constitutional laws of Scotland)
(c. 28) (Scottish Gaelic: Tagradh na Còire) is an act passed by the Convention of the Estates, a sister body to the Parliament of Scotland (or Three...
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Devolution in the United Kingdom (redirect from Devolution in Scotland and Wales)
for devolution for Scotland, and for Wales. In response to Conservative dominance, in 1989 the Scottish Constitutional Convention was formed encompassing...
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the Scottish Parliament and 37 of 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons. It is represented by 262 of the 1,227 local councillors across Scotland. The...
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The Scottish Episcopal Church (Scots: Scots Episcopal Kirk; Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba) is a Christian denomination in Scotland. Scotland's...
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tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive). It was one of the most significant constitutional pieces of legislation to be...
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