Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: A Case for Reform
Report
Stavert, J., & McKay, C. (2017)
Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: A Case for Reform. Edinburgh: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Report of joint Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland and Centre for Mental Health and Capacity Law law reform scoping exercise.
Butterworths Scottish Family Law Service: Child Law Division 2005-2010
Other
Macfarlane, L. (2005)
Butterworths Scottish Family Law Service: Child Law Division 2005-2010
Loose leaf manual for specialist child and family law practitioners.
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland
Report
Stavert, J., Egdell, V., Ritchie, L., Danson, M., Cook, M., & Tolson, D. (2018)
Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland. Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University
The reported study investigated how Scottish-based employers from different sectors respond to staff with dementia. Dementia is, and will increasingly be, a workplace issue as...
The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges. Laws, 4(2), 296-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws4020296
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly as interpreted in the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities General Com...
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?. Juridical Review, 75-97
Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that the child’s ‘best interests… shall be a primary consideration’ in all actions concerning th...
Paradigm Shift or Paradigm Paralysis? National Mental Health and Capacity Law and Implementing the CRPD in Scotland
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2018)
Paradigm Shift or Paradigm Paralysis? National Mental Health and Capacity Law and Implementing the CRPD in Scotland. Laws, 7(3), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws7030026
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) highlights the need to actively remove obstacles to, and promote, the full and equal enjoyment ...
Children's Views in the Family Court Process
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2008, April)
Children's Views in the Family Court Process. Paper presented at Central Law Training, Child Law Conference
No abstract available.
What does 'impracticable' mean in family proceedings involving children?
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2009, June)
What does 'impracticable' mean in family proceedings involving children?. Paper presented at Research on Children's Views: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
A consideration of the interpretation by Scottish courts of the possible 'impracticability' of taking the child's views in family court cases.
Education Law and the Child's place
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2008, September)
Education Law and the Child's place. Paper presented at Central Law Training: Education Law Conference
No abstract available.
Greens Annotated Social Work Statutes: Division Head 2008-2010
Other
Macfarlane, L. (2010)
Greens Annotated Social Work Statutes: Division Head 2008-2010
No abstract available.