A statutory checklist for family court cases: new life for an old idea?
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2020)
A statutory checklist for family court cases: new life for an old idea?. Scots Law Times, 2020,
Critical analysis of the proposal to include a 'welfare checklist"to which the court must have regard in Scottish family court disputes.
Reforming Family Law: the devil in the detail
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2020)
Reforming Family Law: the devil in the detail. Scots Law Times, 2020 SLT (News) 21,
An overview and analysis of the current law governing private family disputes and the proposals contained in the new Children (Scotland) Bill.
Scottish Government Consultation Response: Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law
Other
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019)
Scottish Government Consultation Response: Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law
Response to the Scottish Government Consultation: Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots Law.
Response 308224602 by Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfa...
The Children (Scotland) Bill 2019: what would it do for children?
Presentation / Conference
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019, November)
The Children (Scotland) Bill 2019: what would it do for children?
Presentation at final workshop in RSE-funded workshop series, co-organised by me.
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...
Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law
Presentation / Conference
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019, October)
Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law. Presented at Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law, Edinburgh
Three funded workshops celebrating the work of the Scottish Parliament in the field of Child and Family Law. I co-organised and co-chaired each of the three day-long workshop...
From 'Theybies' to Trans Youth': Article 5 of the UNCRC and Childhood Gender Variance
Presentation / Conference
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019, July)
From 'Theybies' to Trans Youth': Article 5 of the UNCRC and Childhood Gender Variance. Paper presented at University of Cambridge Convention on the Rights of the Child colloquium 2019
This paper critically evaluates the treatment of trans and gender varied children and parents by family courts. A comparative analysis of UK, American and Canadian judgments ...
Scottish Government Consultation Response: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy
Other
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Scottish Government Consultation Response: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy
Response to the Scottish Government Consultation: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy.
Response 68767...
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...
Consultation Submission: Scottish Law Commission - Tenth Programme of Law Reform
Other
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Consultation Submission: Scottish Law Commission - Tenth Programme of Law Reform
Submission to the Scottish Law Commission consultation: Tenth Programme of Law Reform.