‘Taking care of the small: Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and childhood accidental injury claims in Scotland’
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. (2015)
‘Taking care of the small: Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and childhood accidental injury claims in Scotland’. Stellenbosch Law Review, 26(2), 424-442
This article addresses the right to life, survival and development, guaranteed to every child by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 6, within th...
Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 55, 2-5
No abstract available.
Access to equal recognition before the law for persons with mental disabilities through supported decision-making in Scotland.
Presentation / Conference
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2015, April)
Access to equal recognition before the law for persons with mental disabilities through supported decision-making in Scotland. Paper presented at Commonwealth Law Legal Education 2015 Conference
Equal recognition before the law of persons with mental disabilities, as identified as a right in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (C...
Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54, 3-6
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update.
Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2015)
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54,
General Comment on Article 12 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Scotland
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
General Comment on Article 12 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Scotland. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54, 8
Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 53,
Deprivation of Liberty and Persons with Incapacity: The Cheshire West Ruling
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of Liberty and Persons with Incapacity: The Cheshire West Ruling. Edinburgh Law Review, 19(1), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2015.0257
No abstract available.
Discursive fields and subject positions: becoming 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice.
Journal Article
Maglione, G. (2014)
Discursive fields and subject positions: becoming 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice. Restorative Justice, 2, 327-348. https://doi.org/10.5235/20504721.2.3.327
This article offers an understanding of the concepts of 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice, looking at their discursive origins. Following a short lit...
Enlightened shareholder value: did directors deliver?
Journal Article
Grier, N. (2014)
Enlightened shareholder value: did directors deliver?. Juridical Review, 95,
S.172 of the Companies Act 2006 was meant to encourage company directors to behave properly. The evidence is that the wording of s.172 was well intentioned but naive, and that...