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
Rallying to the Flag - A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development
Report
MacLeod, C., Short, G., & Matthews-Smith, G. (2022)
Rallying to the Flag - A Consolidated Picture of Armed Forces Children’s Education in Scotland in 2021: Laying Foundations & Promoting Development. Edinburgh: Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
This report provides an overview of the numbers of armed forces children at national and local authority level, together with a review of how some authorities have responded t...
Balancing the rights of parents and children: The Children (Scotland) Bill 2019
Report
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019)
Balancing the rights of parents and children: The Children (Scotland) Bill 2019. https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/112969.aspx: Scottish Parliament Justice Committee
The Scottish Government is in the process of updating the Family Justice system. This includes the legislation regulating how family court law cases (i.e. disputes about chil...
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...