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Domestic Abuse Law in Scotland
The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 created a new criminal offence of Domestic Abuse, covering a range of psychological, sexual, financial and physical abusive behaviours perpetrated against a partner or ex-partner.
This title provides criminal practitioners and all those working on domestic abuse cases with clear guidance on how to work within the new legislative framework. Following the 2018 Act, it examines the context and background to the new legislation and sets out chapters to follow the Act’s structure.
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The Law of Sexual Offences in Scotland
The Law of Sexual Offences in Scotland is a comprehensive guide to the law and practice of sexual offences in Scotland.
It covers all of the sexual offences in Scots law as well as those offences that, though not strictly sexual offences, are often committed against intimate partners. It also provides an outline of the main principles and sources of evidence in sexual offences cases, and commentary on how the main sexual offences in Scots law are investigated, prosecuted and tried in the Scottish courts.
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Reed and Murdoch: Human Rights Law in Scotland
Reed and Murdoch: Human Rights Law in Scotland provides essential practical guidance to the Scottish legal profession.
The work explores the impact of human rights legislation in Scotland and provides a comprehensive review of European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence and relevant domestic legislation and case law, as well as an overview of Strasbourg enforcement machinery.
The Fifth Edition of this leading work has been fully updated to reflect new case law and developments in jurisprudence.
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Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland
Walker and Walker The Law of Evidence in Scotland is a comprehensive and detailed examination of the law of evidence in the broadest of civil and criminal contexts.
The emphasis is upon rigorous examination of the issues affecting all who work with the law of evidence whether in court, chamber practice or legal education.
The Sixth Edition has been updated to reflect recent case law and the latest ongoing developments in practice, including in the law of corroboration by distress and res gestae and de recenti statements, in the Moorov doctrine and legal professional privilege and purported statutory overrides.
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