Law making and the Scottish Parliament : the early years

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Law making and the Scottish Parliament : the early years

edited by Elaine E. Sutherland ... [et al.]

(Edinburgh studies in law, v. 9)

Edinburgh University Press, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Law Making and The Scottish Parliament: The Early Years offers the first wide-ranging critical analysis of legislative developments in those areas of law and policy devolved to the Scottish Parliament under the devolution settlement. It begins with a brief account of the devolution settlement and summarises the themes emerging from the subsequent chapters. Thereafter, sixteen themed chapters, each dedicated to a discrete area of the law and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide critical evaluation of the Scottish Parliament's contribution, highlighting what it has achieved, what it has failed to do and what might be done in the future. In a single volume, Law Making and The Scottish Parliament: The Early Years provides a scholarly evaluation of a number of key legislative achievements of Scotland's devolved parliament in its first decade. It will appeal to legal and other scholars and students, lawyers and anyone with an interest in Scottish politics, policy-making and law.

Table of Contents

  • Part I: The Scottish Parliament -- its genesis and operation
  • 1. Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The First Decade in Context, The Editors
  • 2. A Parliament that is different? The Law Making Process in the Scottish Parliament, Professor Alan Page
  • Part II: Rights and society
  • 3. Human Rights and People and Society, Aidan O'Neill, QC
  • 4. Child and Family Law: Progress and Pusillanimity, Professor Elaine E. Sutherland
  • 5. Culture, Dr Robert Dunbar
  • 6. Charities, Stuart Cross
  • Part III: Public administration and services
  • 7. Local Government, Professor Francis McManus
  • 8. Housing, Professor Peter Robson
  • 9. Education: Could Do Better, Janys M. Scott, Q.C.
  • Part IV: Justice and Legal System
  • 10. The Reform of the Scottish Judiciary, Professor Gavin F.M. Little
  • 11. Criminal Law: An Exercise in Ad Hockery?, Professor Pamela R. Ferguson
  • 12. Juvenile Offending: Welfare or Toughness, Dr. Claire McDiarmid
  • 13. Evidence, Professor Fraser P. Davidson
  • Part V: Economy and Environment
  • 14. Property Law: How the World Changed at Martinmas, Professor Robert Rennie
  • 15. Business, David Cabrelli
  • 16. Environment and Sustainable Development, Professor Colin T. Reid
  • 17. Transport, Ann Faulds and Trudi Craggs.

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