Scotland’s Role in the Brexit and the British Constitution

This note aims to address one of the many constitutional issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s referendum on its membership to the European Union. The electorate, by a relatively slim majority, have voted to leave the EU, and in response EU leaders have invited the UK to initiate the ‘Brexit’ process by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty that provides the procedure to be followed by any member state wishing to withdraw from the European Union.