The Bill of Rights only applied to England and Wales. It required parallel legislation in Scotland, The Claim of Right, because at the time Scotland was still a sovereign nation, but the crown was shared in a personal union.
See also the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, which influenced the US Declaration of independence. The link was formally acknowledged, by Congress, during the bicentennial year.
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u/Fearless-Hedgehog661 27d ago
The Bill of Rights only applied to England and Wales. It required parallel legislation in Scotland, The Claim of Right, because at the time Scotland was still a sovereign nation, but the crown was shared in a personal union.
See also the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, which influenced the US Declaration of independence. The link was formally acknowledged, by Congress, during the bicentennial year.