Talk:Treaty of Union

Amendments of the Treaty or Act
As I mentioned earlier, a Regius Professor Emeritus of Law wrote in the January 2008 issue of Life and Work saying that certain Articles of the Treaty or Act of Union cannot be amended by anybody, which I took to mean not even by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In particular, the Union cannot be dissolved by anybody. This is a curious view to say the least, in light of the constitutional doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty. – Kaihsu (talk) 13:28, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * For the record, the constitutional doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty is an English concept - Scotland has long held to the idea of the people being sovereign perhaps going back to before the declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Fishiehelper2 (talk) 22:26, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Still in that case, the question I raised remains outstanding. That is to say: would not a referendum (or another declaration by the People, whatever form it takes) be legally powerful enough to alter the Treaty or Act of Union insofar as the constitution in Scotland is concerned? (And correspondingly in England, an amending enactment by the Monarch-in-Parliament.) I just read the article on MacCormick v Lord Advocate. Saying that the Parliament cannot repeal or alter certain conditions in the Act is different from saying nobody can do so. Further, the leading judgment (available on Wikisource) stayed away from settling this point. Happy Saint Andrew’s Day. – Kaihsu (talk) 23:25, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * If someone could look up the Regius professor’s letter and copy the text here, it might help our discussion. – Kaihsu (talk) 16:14, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

David M Walker, Regius Professor of Law in the University of Glasgow from 1958 to 1990 (the one I mentioned earlier, I guess) wrote this: [http://www.webcitation.org/65WHtQ2vK David M Walker (18 June 2007) The Union and the law. journalonline.co.uk (Law Society of Scotland)]. Similar questions were raised in Carl Gardner, Barrister: Challenges to the traditional doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty. – Kaihsu (talk) 18:23, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Church of Scotland
Other wiki articles say that the monarch, on accession to the throne, must guarantee the independence of the Church of Scotland, and that this stated in the Act of Union. Ok, where does it say that? The current monarch certainly did that, it was nationally televised. But I don’t see it in the Act, more info needed.2601:647:6680:4450:BD4B:E72D:B424:AE91 (talk) 02:07, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

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Seeking consensus for minor edits
Snowded has reverted my minor edits to the page. I would like to know why he objects to my edits. AlbionChief (talk) 14:40, 16 May 2019 (UTC)


 * You've got a similar line running here. Please don't open multiple threads on different articles.  I am not sure they are minor, I'm pretty sure they add nothing,  If other editors disagree then fine but lets see if anyone wants to get involved. -Snowded TALK 17:15, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You are the one objecting to the edits, can you give me the reason why? My edits align with the content of the Treaty of Union itself. AlbionChief (talk) 18:22, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * See link -Snowded TALK 18:27, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Why can you not give me a reason behind your objection to my edits? AlbionChief (talk) 18:34, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I did - and have you ever edited under another name? This type of comment is starting to ring bells -Snowded TALK 18:59, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Can you make your objection clear? No I have not. AlbionChief (talk) 19:11, 16 May 2019 (UTC)