Issues of Rights and Capacity: child and adolescent medical decisions
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2015, November)
Issues of Rights and Capacity: child and adolescent medical decisions. Paper presented at Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, Child and Adolescent Faculty Conference
No abstract available.
Serving best interests in Known Biological Father disputes
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2015, July)
Serving best interests in Known Biological Father disputes. Paper presented at Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project Colloquium
Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that in ‘all actions concerning children’ the ‘best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration’...
‘Taking care of the small: Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and childhood accidental injury claims in Scotland’
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. (2015)
‘Taking care of the small: Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and childhood accidental injury claims in Scotland’. Stellenbosch Law Review, 26(2), 424-442
This article addresses the right to life, survival and development, guaranteed to every child by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 6, within th...
Children and their capacity in Scots Law: medical decision-making
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2015, March)
Children and their capacity in Scots Law: medical decision-making. Paper presented at Centre for Mental Health and Incapacity Law, Rights and Policy Conference
No abstract available.
F v F: MMR vaccine - welfare need or welfare norm?
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. B. (2014)
F v F: MMR vaccine - welfare need or welfare norm?. Edinburgh Law Review, 18, 284-289. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2014.0214
Notwithstanding extensive media coverage and commentary, the recent judgment of
the High Court Family Division in F v F1 is not one that tells us very much about
children’s ri...
Observations on the operation of Article 6 of the CRC in Scotland
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2014, March)
Observations on the operation of Article 6 of the CRC in Scotland. Paper presented at Colloquium on the Rights of the Child
No abstract available.
Greens Annotated Social Work Statutes: Division Head 2008-2010
Other
Macfarlane, L. (2010)
Greens Annotated Social Work Statutes: Division Head 2008-2010
No abstract available.
An overview of changing legislaiton for Additional Support Needs
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2010, January)
An overview of changing legislaiton for Additional Support Needs. Paper presented at Additional Support Needs Conference: CLT
No abstract available.
Parents' and Pupils' Rights
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2009, September)
Parents' and Pupils' Rights. Paper presented at Education Law for Teachers: CLT conference
No abstract available.
What does 'impracticable' mean in family proceedings involving children?
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2009, June)
What does 'impracticable' mean in family proceedings involving children?. Paper presented at Research on Children's Views: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
A consideration of the interpretation by Scottish courts of the possible 'impracticability' of taking the child's views in family court cases.