Law, Rights and Childhood: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Its Implementation in Bhutan
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. W. (2024)
Law, Rights and Childhood: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Its Implementation in Bhutan. In S. Kumagai, M. Álvarez Ortega, F. Pommaret, & A. Balikci Denjongpa (Eds.), Traditional Neighbours, Different Modernities (461-481). Kyoto, Japan: Trans Pacific Press
Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners
Journal Article
Burman, M., Friskney, R., Mair, J., & Whitecross, R. (2023)
Domestic abuse and child contact in Scotland: the perspectives of family law practitioners. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 45(3), 234-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2243147
It is now well-established that children are adversely affected by domestic abuse, and that domestic abuse does not always cease following parental separation. However, the is...
Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures
Report
Burman, M., Friskney, R., Mair, J., & Whitecross, R. (2023)
Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures. Scottish Government
This Report presents the findings of the Domestic Abuse and Child Contact: The Interface Between Criminal and Civil Proceedings research project, funded by the Scottish Govern...
The Zhabdrung’s Legacy: Buddhism and Constitutional Transformation in Bhutan
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. W. (2022)
The Zhabdrung’s Legacy: Buddhism and Constitutional Transformation in Bhutan. In T. Ginsburg, & B. Schonthal (Eds.), Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law (73-98). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009286022.007
The charismatic Tibetan religious hierarch, the Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal unified Bhutan in the second quarter of the seventeenth century. The Zhabdrung introduced a “dual sys...
Bhutan in 2020: Controlling the pandemic
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2021)
Bhutan in 2020: Controlling the pandemic. Asian Survey, 61(1), 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2021.61.1.207
The year 2020 in Bhutan was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, a decline in state revenues, and territorial claims by China. In 2019, Bhutan’s strong economy suggested tha...
Thrims khang and the Setting of Justice: the spatial evolution of the Bhutanese Court of Justice
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2018)
Thrims khang and the Setting of Justice: the spatial evolution of the Bhutanese Court of Justice. In S. Kumagai (Ed.), Buddhism, Culture and Society in BhutanNepal: Vajra Books/ Vajra Publications
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"Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. (2018)
"Like a pot without a handle": Law, Meaning and Practice in Medieval Bhutan. Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, 26, 87-103. https://doi.org/10.3406/asie.2017.1490
No abstract available.
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan.
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017)
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. Buddhism, Law & Society, 2,
This paper presents a short history of the development of legal texts in Bhutan with some analysis of how the later texts reflect the globalized language of the rule of law re...
Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute
Other
Whitecross, R. (2017)
Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute. https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-the-doklam-pass-how-little-bhutan-faced-down-china-over-a-border-dispute-84158
Whitecross, R. (2017). Lessons from the Doklam Pass: how little Bhutan faced down China over a border dispute. https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-the-doklam-pass-how-lit...
Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E)
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017)
Section 11 Orders and the “Abuse” Provisions: Family Lawyers’ Experience and Understanding of Section 11(7A)-(7E). Edinburgh Law Review, 21(2), 269-275. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2017.0419
No abstract available.