Early Marriage: any need for action?
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2023)
Early Marriage: any need for action?. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 68(11),
Better information is needed on whether marriage of those aged under 18 is a cause of harm, before any moves to ban the practice in Scotland
Why are directors afraid of help?
Journal Article
Ghio, E., & Thomson, D. (in press)
Why are directors afraid of help?. Chicago-Kent Law Review,
Corporate insolvency laws and procedures have changed significantly over the last decades in the UK, especially since the publication of the Cork Report in 1982. The report no...
Vulnerability and Private International Law: Mapping a Normative Approach Towards Asymmetrical Substantive Equality
Book Chapter
Gillies, L. (in press)
Vulnerability and Private International Law: Mapping a Normative Approach Towards Asymmetrical Substantive Equality. In J. Borg-Barthet, K. Trimmings, B. Yüksel Ripley, & P. Živkovic (Eds.), From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedächtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Oxford: Hart Publishing
The first two decades of this century have already witnessed an increasing range of inequalities between individuals across borders. These inequalities are socio-legal or soc...
COVID-19 Related State Aid for the Airline Sector: EU Courts Not Hesitant to Remove the Commission’s Stamp of Approval
Journal Article
Stirling, G. (2022)
COVID-19 Related State Aid for the Airline Sector: EU Courts Not Hesitant to Remove the Commission’s Stamp of Approval. Air and space law, 47(2), 145-166. https://doi.org/10.54648/aila2022010
This article considers the significant amounts of State aid provided to European airlines in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic, three recent challenges in the EU General Court...
Extending the judicial checklist in Scottish family court cases: an exercise of caution or a missed opportunity?
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2022)
Extending the judicial checklist in Scottish family court cases: an exercise of caution or a missed opportunity?. Edinburgh Law Review, 26(1), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2022.0743
Book Review: 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law'
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021)
Book Review: 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law'. Juridical Review, 2021(1), 59-61
Review of 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law', by K McK Norrie (published 23-7-2020).
The Scottish Witch Hunts: the Religious and Legal Contexts
Presentation / Conference
Dodd, L. (2021, October)
The Scottish Witch Hunts: the Religious and Legal Contexts. Paper presented at Witches' Stories: Folk healers and midwives accused and persecuted for helping others (1563-1736), Edinburgh [Online]
An examination of the religious and legal contexts for the witch hunts of 16th and 17th century Scotland.
The Scots Law of Intestacy: Whence? Where? Whither?
Presentation / Conference
Dodd, L. (2021, September)
The Scots Law of Intestacy: Whence? Where? Whither?. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier Research Seminar Series, Edinburgh
An overview of the origins of current Scots intestacy law, the major problems posed by the current intestacy regime, and proposals for the possible reform.
Harmonising insolvency law in the EU: New thoughts on old ideas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal Article
Ghio, E., Boon, G., Ehmke, D., Gant, J., Langkjaer, L., & Vaccari, E. (2021)
Harmonising insolvency law in the EU: New thoughts on old ideas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Insolvency Review, 30(3), 427-459. https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1432
While the harmonisation of insolvency law in the European Union (EU) has been a top priority on the European institutions’ agenda in the last decade, it is well known that thi...
Harmonisation in Times of Crisis
Journal Article
Ghio, E. (2021)
Harmonisation in Times of Crisis. Juris Poiesis, 24(35), 386-392