Scottish Legal System Essentials
4th Edition
Published on 28. February 2021
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-4744-6646-2 (ISBN)
Description
This one-stop introduction gives you an overview of Scotland's mixed legal system, from its historical roots to how the judicial system works today. The fourth edition is fully updated to cover the latest legislation, rules, case law and the Carloway and Bowen Reviews, and also covers the 2017 general election, the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections, the 2014 Independence Referendum, the Scotland Act 2016; Article 50 and the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.
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Series
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-6646-2 (9781474466462)
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Gerard Keegan
Scottish Legal System Essentials
E-Book
01/2021
1st Edition
Edinburgh University Press
€20.49
Available for download
Person
Gerard Keegan is Lecturer in Law at the University of Strathclyde
Content
Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; 1. Introduction and Historical Development; 2. Sources of Scots Law; 3. The Scottish Judicial System; 4. Alternatives to the Court Process; 5. Legal Personnel; 6. Legal Assistance for the Public; Glossary; Further Reading; Index.