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Human Rights in the Scottish Courts
Author(s) -
Mullen Tom,
Murdoch Jim,
Miller Alan,
Craig Sarah
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of law and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.263
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1467-6478
pISSN - 0263-323X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2005.319_1.x
Subject(s) - devolution (biology) , legislation , human rights , political science , law , legislature , convention , executive power , scots law , public administration , common law , sociology , politics , sources of law , anthropology , human evolution
This article looks at the use made of the human rights legislation in the Scottish courts since the devolution of legislative and executive power to Scotland, based on research undertaken in all the ordinary courts, but excluding tribunals. It concludes that the incorporation of the Convention via the human rights legislation has had significant effects within the Scottish court system and on policy development without amounting to a major upheaval.