Sionaidh Douglas-Scott

University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

Professor of European and Human Rights Law

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Queen Mary University of London

Anniversary Chair in law

School of Economics and Finance

Mile End Road

London, E1 4NS

United Kingdom

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1.

A UK Exit from the EU: The End of the United Kingdom or a New Constitutional Dawn?

Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2015, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25/2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Mar 2015
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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UK constitutional law, UK devolution, EU membership, EU exit, federalism, international law, comparative law, EU law, international organisations

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How Easily Could an Independent Scotland Join the EU?

Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 46/2014
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Jul 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Scotland and independence, EU law, international law, Scotland referendum, withdrawal from EU, EU citizenship, EU loyalty duty, EU values

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A Tale of Two Courts: Luxembourg, Strasbourg and the Growing European Human Rights Acquis

43 Common Market Law Review (2006) 629
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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European Union, Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Justice, European Convention on Human Rights

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The Constitutional Implications of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018: A Critical Appraisal

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 299/2019
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 16 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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The Relationship between the EU and the ECHR Five Years on from the Treaty of Lisbon

in Bernitz, de Vries, Weatherill eds, Five Years Legally Binding Charter of Fundamental Rights (Hart 2015), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Jan 2015
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU, Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, international law, comparative law, international constitutional law

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Brexit, Article 50 and the Contested British Constitution

Forthcoming in the Modern Law Review, Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 241/2016
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 02 Oct 2016
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Autonomy and Fundamental Rights: The ECJ’s Opinion 2/13 on Accession of the EU to the ECHR

EUROPARÄTTSLIG TIDSKRIFT (Swedish European Law Journal) special edition 2016, Festschrift for Ulf Bernitz (eds. J Paju, A Ward, P Watson)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Mar 2016
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Human Rights, EU law, ECHR, European Court of Justice, autonomy, international organisations

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The European Union and Human Rights after the Treaty of Lisbon

11 Human Rights Law Review (2011) 645
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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human rights, European Union, Treaty of Lisbon, accession to European Convention on Human Rights, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

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The Rule of Law in the European Union -- Putting the Security into the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

29 European Law Review (2004) 219
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, criminal law and justice, terrorism, international criminal law, freedom, security

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Scotland, Secession, and the European Union

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 301/2019
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Bosphorus Hava Yollari Turizm Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. Ireland, Application No. 45036/98, Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) of 30 June 2005, (2006) 42 E.H.R.R. 1

43 Common Market Law Review (2006) 243
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU, ECHR, Human Rights, European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights

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The Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights after the Treaty of Lisbon

published in Weatherill, de Vries, Bernitz (eds), The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU after Lisbon (Hart Publishing 2013), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 43/2014
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights, courts, accession to ECHR, international law

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Law, Justice and the Pervasive Power of the Image

Journal of Law and Social Research, Vol II, 2014-2015, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 81/2014
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 22 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2015
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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law, culture, art, image, legal theory, aesthetics, philosophy of art, justice

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Brexit, Boundaries and the Power of Images

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 296/2019
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Fundamental Rights Not Euroscepticism: Why the UK Should Embrace the EU Charter

Hodson, Wicks and Ziegler, The UK and European Human Rights: A Strained Relationship, Hart 2015, Forthcoming, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 82/2014
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Nov 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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human rights, EU, UK Constitutional law, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, European Court, euroscepticism, Human Rights Act, judicial activism

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Brave New World? The Challenges of Transnational Law and Legal Pluralism to Contemporary Legal Theory

Forthcoming in Nobles and Schiff (eds). Law, Society and Community: Socio-Legal Essays in Honour of Roger Cotterrell (Ashgate 2014), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 41/2014
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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jurisprudence, legal theory, legal pluralism, transnational law

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Brexit and the Scottish Question

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 300/2019
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as a Constitutional Document

European Human Rights Law Review (2004) 37
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, human rights, Bills of Rights, Constitutions, constitutionalism

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Britain and the European Union: Federalism and Differentiation

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 297/2019
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 12 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Brexit and the Future of the United Kingdom

DCU Brexit Institute - Working Paper N.2 - 2019
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2020
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Brexit, Constitutional Settlement, Devolution, United Kingdom

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Justice, Injustice and the Rule of Law in the EU

G de Búrca, D Kochenov and A Williams (eds), Europe’s Justice Deficit? Beyond Good Governance (Hart Publishing Oxford 2014)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 07 May 2015
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, jurisprudence, transnational law, political theory, theories of justice

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The Hatefulness of Protected Speech: A Comparison of the American and European Approaches

7 William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal 305 (1999)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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First Amendment, European Convnetion on Human Rights, Human Rights, Freedom of expression, political philosophy, German law on freedom of expression

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The Problem of Justice in the EU: Values, Pluralism and Critical Legal Justice

Philosophical Foundations of European Union Law (eds) J Dickson and P Eleftheriadis (Oxford University Press: 2012), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 77/2014
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU, justice, values, human rights, rule of law, pluralism, political philosophy

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Fundamental Rights in the EU: The Ambiguity of Judicial Review

Published in Campbell, Ewing, Tomkins (eds), The Legal Protection of Human Rights: Sceptical essays (Oxford University Press 2011), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 80/2014
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, human rights, Area of Freedom Security and Justice, judicial review, European Court of Justice, public law,

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Psychoanalysis, Speech Acts and the Language of 'Free Speech'

Res Publica VoI.IV no.1 [1998]
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Jurisprudence, human rights, freedom of speech, First Amendment, Psychoanalysis, Law and Literature, philosophy of language

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Europe's Constitutional Mosaic: Human Rights in the European Legal Space

Europe's Constitutional Mosaic (Hart publishing, 2011) eds. Shaw, Tierney and Walker, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 79/2014
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Human Rights, European Union, European Convention on Human Rights, law and the image, EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, post-communist states membership of EU and ECHR, constitutions and constitutionalism

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The United Kingdom: Lurching toward Illiberal Constitutionalism in 3 Episodes

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 Apr 2020
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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UK, Constitutional law, Brexit, rule of law, judicial review, separation of powers, human rights, democracy, 'illiberal constitutionalism', referendums, political constitutionalism, populism

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Environmental Rights: Taking the Environment Seriously?

Gearty, Conor and Tomkins, Adam, eds (1996) Understanding human rights (Mansell Publishing Limited, London)
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 05 Jul 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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environment, environmental law, human rights, moral philosophy, jurisprudence, legal theory, international law

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EU Human Rights Law and History: A Tale of 3 Narratives

Forthcoming in History and International Law: An Intertwined Relationship Eds Annalisa Ciampi and Gilad Ben Nun (Edward Elgar 2019)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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international law, history, human rights, EU, ECJ, progress, caselaw

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Environmental Rights in the European Union

Alan Boyle, Michael R. Anderson Human Rights Approaches to Environmental Protection (OUP, 1996)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Jul 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Environmental law, EU law, international law, moral philosophy

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The EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: A Lack of Fundamental Rights, Mutual Trust and Democracy?

Cambridge Yearbook of European Law Studies (2008-2009)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, criminal law, criminal justice, international criminal law, data protection, security, freedom

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Borges’ Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote and the Idea of a European Consensus

earlier draft of chapter 8 in Building Consensus on European Consensus eds. Panos Kapotas and Vassillis Tzevelekos (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Borges, Interpretation, Margin of Appreciation, Autonomy, Pluralism, Universality, Relativity, 'Overlapping Consensus'

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Justice and Pluralism in the EU

Current Legal Problems (2012), Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 78/2014
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, legal theory, law and the image, transnational law, legal pluralism, political philosophy

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In Search of European Citizenship

Yearbook of European Law (1998)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Jul 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU law, citizenship, democracy, constitutional law, free movement law, transnational citizenship

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Human Rights as a Basis for Justice in the European Union

Transnational Legal Theory (2017)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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Human Rights, EU, Justice, ECJ, Rule of Law, Injustice

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Constituting Europe: In Defence of Public Reason

12 King's Law Journal (2001), (from Proceedings of Colloquium: Can Europe have a Constitution?)
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law
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EU, constitutional law, constitutionalism, political philosophy, political theory

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Faith in Law: Essays in Legal Theory (Co-Edited Book)

Peter Oliver, Sionaidh Douglas Scott & Victor Tadros, Faith in Law: Essays in Legal Theory (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2000).
Posted: 17 Nov 2020
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Victor Tadros and Peter Oliver
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Warwick - School of Law and Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

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legal theory, jurisprudence, religion, law, faith, reason

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The Factortame Case-Fishing in Troubled Waters?

King's College Law Journal 2 K.C.L.J. 7 (1991-1992)
Posted: 29 Jan 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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EU Law, EEC, National Sovereignty, Supremacy of EU Law, UK Constitutional Law, EU Remedies, Common Fisheries Policy, UK and EU

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Subjects and Objects of EU Human Rights Law

Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 298/2019
Posted: 11 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2019
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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Law after Modernity (Book)

Hart Publishing Oxford (2013)
Posted: 23 Nov 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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legal theory, transnational law, law and the image, legal pluralism, human rights, legal philosophy

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Constitutional Law of the European Union (Book)

Longman Pearson Publishers (2002)
Posted: 23 Nov 2014
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

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EU law, constitutional law, comparative law, international law, law of european institutions