United Kingdom and The Federal Idea

Robert Schütze is Professor of European Union Law and Co-director of the Global Policy Institute at Durham University.Stephen Tierney is Professor of Constitutional Theory at the University of Edinburgh.

• SUMMARY CONTENTSIntroduction: British ‘Federalism’? Robert SchützePart I. Historical Evolution: From Past to Present1. The Failure of British and Irish Federalism, circa 1800–1950 Alvin Jackson2. Parliamentary Sovereignty, Federalism and the Commonwealth Peter C Oliver3. Shared Rule: What the UK Could Learn from Federalism Adam Tomkins4. Drifting Towards Federalism? Appraising the Constitution in Light of the Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017 Stephen Tierney5. Devolution and Secession in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Spain and Italy Barbara Guastaferro and Lucía PayeroPart II. In Particular: The External Dimension6. The UK’s Reluctant Relationship with the EU: Integration, Equivocation, or Disintegration? Jo Eric Khushal Murkens7. Britain and the European Union: Federalism and Differentiation Sionaidh Douglas-Scott8. Federal Dynamics of the UK/Strasbourg Relationship Roger Masterman9. The UK’s Status in the WTO Post-Brexit Lorand Bartels10. A Willing International Federalist? The UK’s Pivotal Role within the United Nations Nigel D WhiteConclusion: We Have Always been Federal David Armitage

The United Kingdom and the Federal Idea engages these issues with breadth, depth and rigour, in the exciting crucible of law and politics that is the UK Constitution.