Title: Guide to Scots Law

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Athanasekou, Evi C.

URL: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~athanasp/ToC.HTML

Date Checked: 9/29/98      Status: Active

Date Annotated: 2/4/98

Topics: Foreign Law; Legal History

Other keywords: Scotland; United Kingdom

Contents: Scotland has a legal system distinct from that of England, with its own history and institutions. This fledgling website, created by Evi C. Athanasekou of the University of Glasgow, provides an introduction to Scots law, with sections on its Celtic, Roman, and Norse antecedents, the structure of the legislature and court system, and a glossary. Brief answers are given to queries on legal issues of marriage and the family, the workplace, property, housing, and consumer rights. A "yellow pages" section lists legal societies, law firms, and universities offering degrees in Scots law. There is also a link to "Court on the Web", describing the workings of the British legal system, and links to the Law Society of England, the European Union, and other legal sites of interest.

Author of Annotation: Anne Carson