Legal Nationalisms in Scotland
$491.40
- Hardcover
514 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2027
Summary
Scottish legal nationalism (sometimes defined as the belief that Scots law is an exceptional system, the integrity of which must be safeguarded against harmful external influences) has been a source of controversy in modern Scots law. This book is a major contribution to a long-running debate and aims at an understanding of the phenomenon more nuanced than its most recent and negative assessments as reactionary, backward-looking and elitist. Rather, legal nationalism in various forms has cont…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399548700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399548700 |
| Author: | Hector L. MacQueen |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 514 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Law |
Hector L. MacQueen
Hector MacQueen has been a member of the Edinburgh Law School since 1979. He was appointed to the Chair of Private Law in 1994 and served as Dean of the Law School from 1999 to 2003. He was also Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University from 2004 to 2008. He is currently a Scottish Law Commissioner.
He is the author of numerous books and articles on Scots law and its historical development in comparative perspective. His key textbooks include:
- The Scottish Legal System (5th edition, 2013)
- Unjustified Enrichment Law Basics (3rd edition, 2013)
- Studying Scots Law (4th edition, 2012)
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