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History of Scottish Child Protection Law
The first comprehensive account of how the law and practice of child protection in Scotland has developed from its earliest origins to the present day, within the context of a changing world Key FeaturesPlaces the Scottish juvenile court in worldwide perspective and explores why the juvenile court ideals remain central to the contemporary children's hearing system in Scotland, dealing with both child offenders and neglected and abused children.Gives detailed analysis of the legislation and explores the parliamentary debates surrounding Acts including the Children Act 1908, the Adoption of Children (Scotland) Act 1930, the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Acts 1932 and 1937, the Children...
Children (Scotland) Act 1995
The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, 2nd Edition provides a full text copy of this important Act, with readily accessible commentary. The authoritative annotations highlight important changes to the pre-1995 law, identify the derivations of the major provisions, give interpretation of the various provisions and supply practical guidance in the layout of the Act, with its many cross-references. This new edition has been revised and updated to take account of the implementation of the Act in practice, statutory and judicial developments, and academic comment on the operation of the Act. It examines the impact of all amending legislation including the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, important case law such as White v White and looks at how the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 has established itself in practice.
Scottish Family Law
A clear and concise study and revision guide for students of family law in ScotlandCovering all the major legislation, Scottish Family Law is designed for new students of the subject. It gives you a framework for understanding how family law operates and will help you to prepare for your exams. Each chapter includes lists of essential facts and cases to illustrate how the rules described are applied in practice. Key FeaturesTakes full account of the substantial statutory developments in the field since the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 Covers two major recent Acts: the Childrens Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014Includes important new legislation such as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
Trusts
This is a practical book for all those who hold a professional interest in the law. It includes coverage of the profile of Scotland's prison population; form and content of the law regulating imprisonment; and allocation procedures, sentence calculation and discipline in prisons
Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Offers expert comparative analysis of the child's best interests within the context of Article 3 of the UNCRC.
100 Cases That Every Scots Law Student Needs to Know
The book is an exposition of 100 of the major cases, which have either created or illustrate well, the legal system as we know it today. The cases have been chosen primarily for illustrating important points of law in a large variety of legal disciplines.
From Civil Partnerships to Same-Sex Marriage
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 are important legal, social and historical landmarks, rich in symbolic, material and cultural meanings. While fiercely opposed by many, within mainstream narratives they are often represented as a victory in a legal reform process that commenced with the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Yet, at the same time, for others they represent a problematic and ambivalent political engagement with the institution of marriage. Consequently, understood or labelled as ‘revolutionary’, ‘progressive’ and ‘conservative’, these legal reforms provide a space for thinking about issues that arguably affect everyone, rega...
The Future of Registered Partnerships
In this book, leading family law experts from 15 European and non-European countries present and explain the history and function of registered partnerships in their own family law systems as well as the role registered partnerships play under the ECHR and under EU law.
