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Contents
- Introduction and guidance
- What is a badged course?
- How to get a badge
- Introduction
- 1 The Scottish legal system
- 2 The Scottish Parliament
- 3 The UK Parliament and law making
- 4 Common law
- 5 Summaries of sources of law making
- 6 International law
- 7 Government ministers
- 8 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Law and medieval Scotland
- 2 Power, legislation, society and change
- 2.1 The emergence of a professional judiciary
- 3 Other influences
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Law and society
- 2 The role of law
- 3 The rule of law
- 4 Legal systems and law
- 5 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Background
- 2 The importance of Donoghue
- 3 The global influence of Donoghue
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Judicial precedent
- 2 A brief introduction to legal reasoning
- 3 Legal reasoning and Donoghue
- 4 The House of Lords’ decision
- 5 Finding the ratio in Donoghue
- 6 Use of legal sources in the judgments
- 7 Scottish judges
- 8 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Legal heroes
- 2 Individuals and organisations
- 3 Thinking about why change may be needed
- 4 Reflecting changes in society
- 5 A UK Supreme Court
- 6 Making a difference individuals and organisations
- 7 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Delegated powers: decision-making and law
- 2 What is the power and are there any limitations?
- 3 The process of taking the decision
- 4 Who can make the decision
- 5 Factors to always consider
- 6 Rules of natural justice
- 7 Bringing this all together
- 8 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Making a contribution to the work of the Scottish Parliament
- 2 Making a contribution to the UK Parliament
- 3 Other ways to become involved
- 4 Thinking about making a difference
- 5 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Course summary
- References
- Acknowledgements
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