Issue 363 - January 2008
 
2008 SCOLAG 1 - 24
 
   
Editorial
 
Looking Back and Moving On
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News 3
   
Articles  

A Future Without PFI
Dave Watson, UNISON’s Scottish Organiser (Policy) argues for public funding of public works

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Taking Stock: Scottish Law Schools

Edinburgh Law School
Staff of Edinburgh University’s Law School detail its contribution to legal education of Law

 

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Scottish Parliament 3rd Session Committees:

The Education, Lifelong Learning & Culture Committee
Karen Whitefield MSP, Convener

 

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The Public Petitions Committee
Frank McAveety MSP, Convener

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The Health & Sport Committee
Christine Grahame MSP, Convener

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Excluded from citizenship?
People with mental vulnerabilities and the civil justice system in Scotland (Part 1)

Hilary Patrick, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
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Current Consultations [click here for full version] 14
   
Law Updates  

Legislation Update
Continuing our update of relevant legislation, last appearing at 2007 SCOLAG 281

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Child Law Update
Lexy Plumtree, legal consultant with BAAF Scotland, continues her regular update of relevant policy and legislation

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Family Law Update
Introducing a series of regular digests of developments in family law by Carolynn Gray, Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland
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Book Reviews 23

Donald Urquhart reviews:
Childhood and Crime
Claire McDiarmid
£50.00, Dundee University Press 2007

Fiona Raitt reviews:
Evidence
Fraser P. Davidson
£165.00, W. Green, 2007

 
   

Events Diary [click here for full version]

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