Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha (2017)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha. In J. D. Schmidt (Ed.), Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness (115-134). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5_7

During the 1990s, the High Court of Justice played a significant role in the promotion of Bhutanese culture, intertwining the development of the Bhutanese legal system with Bhutanese cultural traditions. Notably, the Research Unit of the High Court o... Read More about Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha.

In the shadow of the Commonwealth: legal education and democratisation in Bhutan. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitecross, R. W. (2015, April). In the shadow of the Commonwealth: legal education and democratisation in Bhutan. Paper presented at Commonwealth Law Legal Education 2015 Conference, Glasgow, Scotland

Bhutan, located to the north east of India is not part of the Commonwealth. However, during the early 20th century the British colonial administration developed close ties with Bhutan. During the first part of the twentieth century the newly establis... Read More about In the shadow of the Commonwealth: legal education and democratisation in Bhutan..

Child Welfare Hearing Reports: A Scoping Study on the Commissioning, Preparation and Use of Bar Reports (2011)
Report
Whitecross, R. W. (2011). Child Welfare Hearing Reports: A Scoping Study on the Commissioning, Preparation and Use of Bar Reports

A study of the use of Child Welfare Reports in Child Welfare Hearings in Scottish Sherifff Courts.