Title: The Scottish legal system /
Authors: White, Robin M.; Willock, Ian Douglas.
Publisher: Tottel Publishing,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Law Scotland
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.