Part I: The Scottish Parliament -- its genesis and operation; 1. Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The First Decade in Context, The Editors; 2. A Parliament that is different? The Law Making Process in the Scottish Parliament, Professor Alan Page; Part II: Rights and society; 3. Human Rights and People and Society, Aidan O'Neill, QC; 4. Child and Family Law: Progress and Pusillanimity, Professor Elaine E. Sutherland; 5. Culture, Dr Robert Dunbar; 6. Charities, Stuart Cross; Part III: Public administration and services; 7. Local Government, Professor Francis McManus; 8. Housing, Professor Peter Robson; 9. Education: Could Do Better, Janys M. Scott, Q.C.; Part IV: Justice and Legal System; 10. The Reform of the Scottish Judiciary, Professor Gavin F.M. Little; 11. Criminal Law: An Exercise in Ad Hockery?, Professor Pamela R. Ferguson; 12. Juvenile Offending: Welfare or Toughness, Dr. Claire McDiarmid; 13. Evidence, Professor Fraser P. Davidson; Part V: Economy and Environment; 14. Property Law: How the World Changed at Martinmas, Professor Robert Rennie; 15. Business, David Cabrelli; 16. Environment and Sustainable Development, Professor Colin T. Reid; 17. Transport, Ann Faulds and Trudi Craggs.
Elaine E. Sutherland began her academic career in law at the University of Edinburgh, later moving to the University of Glasgow. She joined the Law School at Stirling University in 2006 as Professor of Child and Family Law and has been a Professor of Law at Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon since 1999. She has written extensively on child and family law in Scotland and abroad. Kay Goodall is a Senior Lecturer at Stirling Law School. She came to Stirling from the University of Glasgow in 2007, having taught at Glasgow since 1998. Her research focuses on conceptualising discrimination in criminal and civil law. Gavin Little joined the University of Stirling in 1996 and became a Professor of Law in 2004. He was the founding Head of the Stirling School of Law. Fraser Davidson joined Stirling Law School in 2005 having previously been Head of the School of Law and Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial Law in the University of Glasgow.
The overall thesis of the collection is that although the Scottish Parliament has been unexpectedly industrious, the reforms it has made (with some notable exceptions) have been fairly modest. This theme is thoroughly explored in the essays, making it a valuable critique of Holyrood's first decade. Due to the breadth of subject matter covered, this book could be of benefit to students, academics and practitioners in all fields. Further, given the helpful and detailed background information set out by the editors and the admirable clarity of presentation, this work is equally accessible to interested non-lawyers.--Shona Wilson, University of Cambridge "The Edinburgh Law Review "
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