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Law Making in a Devolved Wales: Work in Progress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2014

John Williams
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Abstract

Devolution for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales resulted in an asymmetrical constitutional framework. The Welsh settlement was more limited than that for Northern Ireland and Scotland. However, since the Government of Wales Acts of 1998 and 2006, Wales has eventually achieved primary law-making powers. Regrettably, the stages leading to the present position resulted in an often confused and confusing body of law. Practitioners wishing to know the content of Welsh law on a subject may encounter a complex tapestry of different types of enactments. The next step for Wales must be improved accessibility and codification. The process of devolution continues. This paper by Professor John Williams was delivered at the BIALL Annual Conference in June 2014.

Keywords

devolutionWelsh law
Type
Selection of Papers from the BIALL Conference 2014
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 2014 , pp. 266 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2014. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 

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