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Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition )(Scotland) Act 2007. (2007)
Book Chapter
Ashton, C. (2007). Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition )(Scotland) Act 2007. In Current Law Statutes. Thomson

Places health promotion at the heart of schools' activities
Ensures that food and drink served in schools meets nutritional requirements set out by Scottish Ministers
Ensures local authorities promote the uptake and benefits of school meals and, in... Read More about Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition )(Scotland) Act 2007..

From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe. (2007)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2007). From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 356, 119-125

Jill Stavert, Lecturer in law at Napier University, reviews the treatment of mental health as a social and political issue and identified challenges still to be met.

Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality (2007)
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L.-A. B. (2007). Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality. Edinburgh Law Review, 11, 162-187

The relatively recent emergence of transsexuality into the public forum has generated a diverse legal response worldwide. This article argues that evolving medical opinion and social perception have had, and continue to have, a determinative effect o... Read More about Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality.

Sticks, stones and broken bones (and legal expenses too?) (2007)
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L.-A. B. (2007). Sticks, stones and broken bones (and legal expenses too?). Scolag Journal, 21, 7-11

The author discusses some of the legal difficulties facing victims of school bullying who raise proceedings against Educational Authorities in Scotland. Bullied pupils who are unable to continue proceedings or who are unsuccessful face liability for... Read More about Sticks, stones and broken bones (and legal expenses too?).

Public accountability in Scotland. (2006)
Book Chapter
Winetrobe, B. (2006). Public accountability in Scotland. In A. McHarg, & T. Mullen (Eds.), Public Law in Scotland (131-153). Avizandum

Fighting the bullies. (2006)
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L.-A. B. (2006). Fighting the bullies. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 51,

If we are to believe the media, reports of school bullying are on the increase. Although widely perceived as an educational rather than a legal issue, parents and pupils alike are beginning to look to legal redress where other attempts to resolve bul... Read More about Fighting the bullies..

Company Law. (2005)
Book
Grier, N. (2005). Company Law. W Green & Son Ltd

Food Law. (2004)
Book Chapter
McManus, F. (2004). Food Law. In N. Whitty (Ed.), Stair Memorial Encyclopedia on the Laws of Scotland (1-107). LexisNexis Butterworths

Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Horton, K., & Davenport, E. (2004, June). Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice. Presented at Twelfth European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland, Turku, Finland

This paper explores the non-adoption of an innovation via the concept of hybrid genres, that is digital genres that emerge from a non-digital material precedent. As instances of innovation these are often resisted because they disturb the order of ac... Read More about Innovation and hybrid genres: disturbing social rhythm in legal practice..

Human Rights and Scots Law. (2002)
Book
Ashton, C., & Finch, V. (2002). Human Rights and Scots Law. W Green

Human Rights and Scots Law is a straightforward account of the legal protection of human rights in Scotland. The book concentrates on those areas where substantive or procedural rules are different from the rest of the UK. With explanation of the rel... Read More about Human Rights and Scots Law..

Banking Law in Scotland. (2001)
Book
Grier, N. (2001). Banking Law in Scotland. Greens/Sweet & Maxwell

This authoritative book provides an in-depth account of banking law and related procedures. Practical in focus, it sets out current procedures relating to banking law, together with up-to-date discussion of major areas of difficulty in the law relati... Read More about Banking Law in Scotland..

The right to education in Scotland. (2001)
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L.-A. B. (2001). The right to education in Scotland. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 23

An overview of the right to education in Scots law and how the rights and duties within the state system might be expected to change.