In October 2011 the Scottish Government announced that the Claim of Right would be brought before the Scottish Parliament to allow MSPs to re-endorse the claims of the sovereignty of the Scottish people.[1] The Claim of Right was debated in the Scottish Parliament on 26 January 2012.[2][3]
We, gathered as the Scottish Constitutional Convention, do hereby acknowledge the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of Government best suited to their needs, and do hereby declare and pledge that in all our actions and deliberations their interests shall be paramount.
We further declare and pledge that our actions and deliberations shall be directed to the following ends:
To agree a scheme for an Assembly or Parliament for Scotland;
To mobilise Scottish opinion and ensure the approval of the Scottish people for that scheme; and
To assert the right of the Scottish people to secure implementation of that scheme.
Legal significanceedit
The Claim of Right has never had or claimed any legal force.
Debate in the House of Commonsedit
On 4 July 2018, the House of Commons debated the Claim of Right in an Opposition Day debate selected by the SNP, this motion noted that the people of Scotland are sovereign and that they have the right to determine the best form of government for Scotland's needs.[4]
This was a non-binding debate and did not create any legal recognition of the Claim of Right or have any legal significance.
claim, right, 1989, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Claim of Right 1989 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Claim of Right for Scotland was a document crafted by the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly in 1988 declaring the sovereignty of the Scottish people It was signed by all then serving Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs with the exception of Tam Dalyell Labour 1 a strident opponent of devolution The list of signatories included several MPs who would later attain high office including future prime minister Gordon Brown future chancellor Alistair Darling and future leaders of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy and Menzies Campbell The Claim of Right was signed at the General Assembly Hall on the Mound in Edinburgh on 30 March 1989 by 58 of Scotland s 72 Members of Parliament 7 of Scotland s 8 MEPs 59 out of 65 Scottish regional district and island councils and numerous political parties churches and other civic organisations e g trade unions Its title was a reference to the Claim of Right Act 1689 an Act of the Parliament of Scotland which limited the power of the Scottish monarch at the time William III and Mary II in much the same manner as the English Bill of Rights passed the same year In October 2011 the Scottish Government announced that the Claim of Right would be brought before the Scottish Parliament to allow MSPs to re endorse the claims of the sovereignty of the Scottish people 1 The Claim of Right was debated in the Scottish Parliament on 26 January 2012 2 3 Contents 1 Text of the Claim 2 Legal significance 3 Debate in the House of Commons 4 See also 5 ReferencesText of the Claim editThe Claim of Right reads We gathered as the Scottish Constitutional Convention do hereby acknowledge the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of Government best suited to their needs and do hereby declare and pledge that in all our actions and deliberations their interests shall be paramount We further declare and pledge that our actions and deliberations shall be directed to the following ends To agree a scheme for an Assembly or Parliament for Scotland To mobilise Scottish opinion and ensure the approval of the Scottish people for that scheme andTo assert the right of the Scottish people to secure implementation of that scheme Legal significance editThe Claim of Right has never had or claimed any legal force Debate in the House of Commons editOn 4 July 2018 the House of Commons debated the Claim of Right in an Opposition Day debate selected by the SNP this motion noted that the people of Scotland are sovereign and that they have the right to determine the best form of government for Scotland s needs 4 This was a non binding debate and did not create any legal recognition of the Claim of Right or have any legal significance See also editClaim of Right Act 1689 Popular sovereignty Scottish Covenant Association Scots lawReferences edit a b SNP confirms Claim of Right move The Press Association 26 October 2011 Retrieved 11 January 2012 SNP takes new Claim of Right approach BBC News 26 January 2012 Retrieved 11 October 2020 Claim of Right TheyWorkForYou com 26 January 2012 Retrieved 4 July 2018 Claim of Right for Scotland Parliamentary Debates Hansard United Kingdom House of Commons 4 July 2018 col 406 via TheyWorkForYou nbsp This article related to the politics of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claim of Right 1989 amp oldid 1185868643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
