Scottish Legal System

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

The Scottish Legal System sets out to present the legal system and law of Scotland as unique and constantly changing and places the Scottish legal system in its broader political and social contexts.This well-established text provides an up-to-date treatment of all significant developments affecting the Scottish legal system. It covers not only the central aspects of the system, such as the courts and the legal profession, but also the common areas with constitutional law and jurisprudence.The Seventh Edition includes new case law on devolution and human rights issues in Scotland. It also covers the changes to the sources of law of the European Union and the principles of application of EU law following Brexit.This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scots Law Student online service.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-20
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:472
Upplaga:7
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781526526649

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Lorna MacFarlane graduated from Edinburgh University with an LL.B. Scots Law (Hons) degree in 2012. After working for a year as a Legal Assistant at the Scottish Law Commission (working primarily on the Contract Law project with Professor Hector MacQueen), she returned to Edinburgh University for postgraduate studies. Her LL.M. by Research and Ph.D. both focused on Scots contract law. Thereafter Lorna undertook the Diploma in Legal Practice and completed a traineeship with Dentons. Since September 2019, she has worked as a solicitor in Dentons’ Dispute Resolution team. She also continues to tutor at Edinburgh University.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Introduction2 Scotland – nation and state3 Institutions – the constitutional background4 Institutions – courts, tribunals, judges and procedure5 Sources of law6 Legislation – European Union law7 Legislation – United Kingdom Parliamentary legislation (including the Human Rights Act 1998)8 Legislation – Acts of the Scottish Parliament9 Legislation – United Kingdom delegated legislation10 Legislation – Scottish delegated legislation11 Legislation – application, construction and interpretation: statutory interpretation12 Precedent – ratio decidendi, obiter dicta and stare decisis13 Precedent – law reports14 Legal services15 Law reformAppendix 1 - A note on the nature of rulesAppendix 2 - Scottish Courts (simplified)English and Welsh Courts (simplified)Northern Ireland Courts (simplified)Appendix 3 - 'Europe'