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Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners (2023)
Journal Article
Burman, M., Friskney, R., Mair, J., & Whitecross, R. (2023). Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 45(3), 234-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2243147

It is now well-established that children are adversely affected by domestic abuse, and that domestic abuse does not always cease following parental separation. However, the issue of post-separation child contact in the context of domestic abuse remai... Read More about Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners.

Bhutan in 2020: Controlling the pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2021). Bhutan in 2020: Controlling the pandemic. Asian Survey, 61(1), 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2021.61.1.207

The year 2020 in Bhutan was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, a decline in state revenues, and territorial claims by China. In 2019, Bhutan’s strong economy suggested that the country would graduate from the least developed country category in 2... Read More about Bhutan in 2020: Controlling the pandemic.

Bhutan in 2019: A Change in Government (2020)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2020). Bhutan in 2019: A Change in Government. Asian Survey, 60(1), 204-206. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2020.60.1.204

Bhutan in 2019 was dominated by the change of government in late 2018, better diplomatic relations with India, and cultivation of relations with China. The economy was strong, with the country due to graduate from least developed country status in 20... Read More about Bhutan in 2019: A Change in Government.

"Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan (2018)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2018). "Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan. Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, 26, 87-103. https://doi.org/10.3406/asie.2017.1490

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Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. (2017)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. Buddhism, Law & Society, 2,

This paper presents a short history of the development of legal texts in Bhutan with some analysis of how the later texts reflect the globalized language of the rule of law refracted through recent attempts to anchor and legitimize Bhutanese court pr... Read More about Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan..

Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E) (2017)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E). Edinburgh Law Review, 21(2), 269-275. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2017.0419

No abstract available.

Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education. (2016)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2016). Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education. Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education, 11(1), 3-25

The Legal Education and Training Review highlighted concerns across all sectors, from academics to practitioners over a lack of understanding of professionalism and ethics. Building on a review of two other professions, medicine and accountancy, this... Read More about Teaching legal professionalism: a comparative study of teaching professional values and lessons for legal education..

Child Welfare Hearing Reports (2016)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2016). Child Welfare Hearing Reports. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin,

"Virtuous Beings"; The concept of tha damtshig and being a moral person in contemporary Bhutanese society (2010)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2010). "Virtuous Beings"; The concept of tha damtshig and being a moral person in contemporary Bhutanese society. Himalaya, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, 28, 71-82

This paper sets out a preliminary investigation of tha damtshig. In particular, it examines the concept of tha damtshig, and its role in the creation of a sense of moral identity among contemporary Bhutanese. The concept of tha damtshig is central to... Read More about "Virtuous Beings"; The concept of tha damtshig and being a moral person in contemporary Bhutanese society.

Transgressing the Law: Karma, Theft and its punishment (2008)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2008). Transgressing the Law: Karma, Theft and its punishment. Revue d'études tibétaines, 13, 45-74

A historical, legal study of the concept of theft in Bhutanese religious and legal thought.

Gross National Happiness and the Heavenly Stream of Justice: Modernization and Dispute Resolution in the Kingdom of Bhutan (2007)
Journal Article
Simoni, A., & Whitecross, R. W. (2007). Gross National Happiness and the Heavenly Stream of Justice: Modernization and Dispute Resolution in the Kingdom of Bhutan. American Journal of Comparative Law, 55(1), 165-195. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/55.1.165

The authors, reflecting on the paradigm of globalization, provide a case study that focuses on the modernization of the Bhutanese legal system. Historically isolated and never colonized, the landlocked kingdom of Bhutan has embarked on a major progra... Read More about Gross National Happiness and the Heavenly Stream of Justice: Modernization and Dispute Resolution in the Kingdom of Bhutan.