Exploring Sovereignty in Scotland

Exploring Online Health Information Seeking in Scotland

Online Health Information Seeking (OHIS) has become an area of increasing interest over the last decade. The Internet has enabled the democratisation of health information as knowledge which was previously exclusive to health professionals has now become open access for all. The activity of OHIS has also revealed a digital divide in terms of those who access the Internet for health information....

Beyond Epistemic Sovereignty

Seigniorage or Sovereignty?

In this chapter, I will explore two competing approaches to analysis of national currency emission. I will call one the seigniorage view, to be contrasted with what I will call the sovereignty view. Before proceeding, let me say that I am not interested in presenting either a historical analysis, nor will I pursue the etymology of these terms. I will first briefly define the terms as I will be ...

Sovereignty over Certain Frontier

The frontier between the two States in the area where the two plots in dispute are situated presents certain unusual features. Whilst the frontier in general is a linear one, in the area north of the Belgian town of Turnhout there are a number of enclaves formed by the Belgian commune of BaerleDuc and the Netherlands commune of Baarle-Nassau. The territory of the Belgian commune of Baerle-Duc i...

Epilogue: Accountability without Sovereignty

There is substantial agreement among contributors to this volume that the body of rights and rules that goes generally by the name of law is changing. Municipal law is becoming more responsive to changes in the supranational setting. Think, for example, of the influence of international human rights law and environmental conventions, or the effect of EU law on member states of the Union. It is ...