Research Catalog

Title

The Scottish legal system / Robin M. White, Ian D. Willock.

Author

White, Robin M.

Publication

Haywards Heath, West Sussex : Tottel Publishing, c2007.

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Additional Authors

Willock, Ian Douglas.

Description

xl, 495 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book sets out to present the 'legal system and law of Scotland as a unique and constantly changing human enterprise' and places the Scottish legal system in its broader political and social contexts. This is achieved by covering not only the central aspects of the system, such as the courts and the legal profession, but also the border areas with constitutional law and jurisprudence. This well established text provides an up-to-date treatment of all significant developments affecting the Scottish legal system."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Law > Scotland

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Scotland : nation and state -- 3. Institutions : the constitutional background -- 4. Institutions : courts, tribunals, judges and procedure -- 5. Sources of law -- 6. Legislation : European Community law -- 7. Legislation : United Kingdom Parliamentary legislation (including the Human Rights Act 1998) -- 8. Legislation : acts of the Scottish Parliament -- 9. Legislation : United Kingdom delegated legislation -- 10. Legislation : Scottish delegated legislation -- 11. Legislation : application, construction and interpretation : 'statutory interpretation' -- 12. Precedent : ratio decidendi, obiter dicta and stare decisis -- 13. Precedent : law reports -- 14. Legal services -- 15. Law reform.

ISBN

9781845927783

LCCN

^^2007534893

OCLC

• 154715130
• SCSB-10078419

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Harvard Library