Micro muses
- RT @bricksilk: She’s right to be concerned. We shall be questioning the Security Minister later this month on this subject, and many others… 25 minutes ago
- RT @mjg_constitlaw: A blog on the Dominic Cummings affair - the (relatively limited) standards which apply to special advisers, how Cumming… 1 hour ago
- This is a curious one. I didn't buy a season ticket for Dons in the 19/20 season, in part as I knew I was to be fli… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
- RT @AndrewJMSteven: Discussions with @MacqueenHector on the effect of the pandemic on contract law reminded me of this passage in my book o… 2 hours ago
- RT @ProfChalmers: This might, I suppose, be an argument against remote voting in certain types of secret ballot. It is plainly a terrible a… 2 hours ago
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Accessible Access
“Accessible Access”. That is what a sign just off Edinburgh’s Chapel Street (near the University) states. I should have taken then posted a photo of said sign, I might even make a special pilgrimage to it one day. Being a … Continue reading
Confounding Consultations
The Scottish Government’s Consultation on the Proposed Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill draws to a close on 26 September 2012. I have already blogged about certain aspects of the consultation. Rather than rehash previous utterances, I will offer some brief … Continue reading
Welcome to the DPLP
Where has the summer gone, eh? “What summer?” I hear you cry in response, as we shamble from one non-descript-not-quite-so-rubbish-as-the-others season into the conjoined malaise that is autumn/winter. Thankfully, the reader will note this is not another weather blog, although … Continue reading
Property and positive obligations under the ECHR
The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“ECHR”) is a well known, sometimes misunderstood but crucially important international law instrument. It does many things, from its absolute prohibition on torture (no exceptions or wriggle room as far … Continue reading
Posted in Devolution, ECHR, Land Reform, Law, Property
Tagged ECHR, Human Rights, Land Reform, Law, Scots law
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Harming Scots Law
“Holyrood ‘has harmed’ Scots law”. That, at least, is what a BBC headline proclaimed in its report of comments by a well known, respected and livewire Scots legal commentator Alastair Bonnington. His initial comments in the Times (presumably available behind … Continue reading
