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Home rule is where a constituency within a political unit has the power of governance granted to it. This is more normally referred as 'devolution' in the UK. The Scottish Parliament was established following the referendum of 1997 and is able to legislate on issues such as health, education, the environment, heritage, public services and most aspects of criminal and civil law. The UK parliament is still responsible for legislation on matters such as constitutional policy, foreign policy, national security, energy, trade and industry, data protection and human rights issues, among others. In the US most states are able to legislate for themselves on any matters not covered by state or federal constitutions.

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The term goes back to when Ireland was still completely under British rule and did not have a parliament of its own, between 1801 and 1921. Home Rule was the desire by some for Ireland to have its independence and rule itself. The term is not really used now, but it would now be the concept of a united Ireland. Currently Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.


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