Scots law as a civilian system: a response.

Brown, Jonathan

Abstract

This article responds to Lord Gill's speech given to the Judicial Institute on 14 July 2016, concerning the Roman law origins of the Scottish legal system, discussing how this tradition means that the Scottish system is a blend of civil and common law elements. The author discusses whether Scottish lawyers should look to English precedent for guidance.

Citation

BROWN, J. 2019. Scots law as a civilian system: a response. Scottish law gazette, 86(4), pages 59-61.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 15, 2018
• Publication Date: Jan 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 25, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 25, 2019
• Journal: Scottish law gazette
• Print ISSN: 0036-9314
• Publisher: Scottish Law Agents Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 59-61
• Keywords: Scots law; Roman law; Human corpses; Legal system; Comparative law; Comparative civilian jurisprudence
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/3308