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
Out of the mouths of babes: listening to children of all ages in family court cases
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021)
Out of the mouths of babes: listening to children of all ages in family court cases. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland,
Critical overview of amendments made by the Children (S) Act 2020 to cases brought under Part 1 of the Children (S) Act 1995 (e.g. contact/residence disputes). These amendment...
Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity
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Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2018)
Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity. International Journal of Human Rights, 22(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1390307
The right to health has been somewhat neglected in discussions about human rights at both national and international levels. States are often reluctant to implement socio-econ...
The legal implications of dementia in the workplace
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Egdell, V., Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2017)
The legal implications of dementia in the workplace. Ageing and society, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000642
Dementia is a growing issue in the United Kingdom (UK) with over 800,000 people affected. Of these people in excess of 40,000 are aged under 65 years. Thus, a significant numb...
The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges.
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Stavert, J. (2015)
The exercise of legal capacity, supported decision- making and Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation: working with CRPD challenges. Laws, 4(2), 296-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws4020296
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly as interpreted in the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities General Com...
Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty update: Stankov v Bulgaria. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 55, 2-5
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Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Deprivation of liberty, adults with incapacity and Scotland: The Ongoing Debate. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54, 3-6
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update.
Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2015)
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill - Update. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54,
General Comment on Article 12 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Scotland
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Stavert, J. (2015)
General Comment on Article 12 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Scotland. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 54, 8
Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport.
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2015)
Update on Mental Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Report by the Committee on Health and Sport. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 53,