试析苏格兰分离运动的宪政渊源

Constitutional Origin of Scottish Independence Movement

苏格兰在2014年9月18日举行了引人瞩目的独立公投,虽然公投未获通过,但是关于苏格兰独立的议题并未就此落幕。再次举行独立公投也随着苏格兰国民党在2016年5月再获连任而被提上议程。英国在2016年6月通过的脱欧公投,让支持留欧的国民党寻找到了推动第二次独立公投的契机,英国脱欧的进程,必将再次助推苏格兰分离运动的发展。享有近代"宪政之母"美誉的英国,并没有对国家边界进行明确的宪政规制,但边界变更却遵循一定的宪政原则。苏格兰与英格兰的合并或分离是在英国的宪政框架内进行的,苏格兰分离运动的发展路径也带有英国宪政的特点。

The Scottish Independence Referendum was held on 18th September, 2014. Though the result favored the unionists, their opponents achieved long -term developments thereafter. Since SNP continues to hold office after the election on 5th May, 2016, it is widely acknowledged that another Scottish Independence Referendum will not be far away. The pass of EU Referendum in 23th June, 2016, was a powderhose for nationalists, Brexit will stimulate the development of Scottish independence. As ＂the mother of constitutionalism＂ in the modem times, Britain does not have any constitutional regulation for its national boundaries, but the change of boundaries must be based on the principle of constitution. The union or separation of Scotland and England constitutional way.