Scotland in the EU: Comment by DIMITRY KOCHENOV

<p>the Union cannot be possibly expected to throw its weight behind ensuring that there is no choice for the nations seeking independence within Europe – it is not the Union’s realm. The contrary would amount to turning the EU into an instrument of blackmail of the emerging states by the exist...

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Main Author: Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
Series:Verfassungsblog
Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/scotland-eu-comment-dimitry-kochenov-2/
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Summary:<p>the Union cannot be possibly expected to throw its weight behind ensuring that there is no choice for the nations seeking independence within Europe – it is not the Union’s realm. The contrary would amount to turning the EU into an instrument of blackmail of the emerging states by the existing state entities which is radically deprived of any purpose and is in strong contradiction with the values of democracy and the rule of law which the Union espouses.</p>
ISSN:2366-7044