Constitutional government in the time of Covid—the Scottish experience

Tomkins, A. (2023) Constitutional government in the time of Covid—the Scottish experience. Edinburgh Law Review, 27(3), pp. 284-309. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2023.0848)

Abstract

The author provides a bird's eye view from his time as an MSP of the Scottish Government's legislative and executive response to the Covid-19 pandemic. He concentrates on the efforts of Scottish Parliament and the Scottish courts to hold them to account, and ultimately finds them lacking.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tomkins, Professor Adam
• Authors: Tomkins, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Journal Name: Edinburgh Law Review
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• ISSN: 1364-9809
• ISSN (Online): 1755-1692
• Published Online: 13 October 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Edinburgh Law Review Trust and Adam Tomkins
• First Published: First published in Edinburgh Law Review 27(3):284-309
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher