A course on the Scottish legal system is a compulsory part of undergraduate degrees in Scots Law. 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 will include new case law on devolution and human rights issues in Scotland. It will also cover 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.
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 Union 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
Appendix 1 - A note on the nature of rules
Appendix 2 - Scottish Courts (simplified)
English and Welsh Courts (simplified)
Northern Ireland Courts (simplified)
Appendix 3 - 'Europe'
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