Conclusions
The CommitteeiThese conclusions (paragraphs 102-109) were agreed by division (For 4 (Clare Adamson MSP, George Adam MSP, Keith Brown MSP; Patrick Harvie MSP); Against 3 (Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP, Stephen Kerr MSP; Neil Bibby MSP); Abstentions 0) notes the broad consensus expressed by witnesses and by its advisers as to the current legal position in relation to any future independence referendum:
That international law confers no legal right for Scotland unilaterally to secede from the United Kingdom nor unilaterally to hold a referendum on the question of Scottish independence;
Therefore, that the question of Scottish independence must be answered in accordance with the United Kingdom’s constitutional arrangements;
That the multi-national character of the United Kingdom’s constitution is reflected in the Acts of Union that created a new...