- Introduction and guidance
- What is a badged course?
- How to get a badge
- Introduction
- 1 What are courts?
- 2 Why have courts?
- 3 Courts and the state in Scotland
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Categories of unlawful conduct
- 2 Thinking about bringing a case
- 3 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 An overview of the court system
- 1.1 An overview of the court structure in Scotland
- 1.2 Scottish civil court structure
- 1.3 Scottish Criminal Court Structure
- 1.4 The UK Supreme Court
- 1.5 Other courts
- 2 Consolidating your knowledge
- 3 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 The role and function of courts
- 2 Civil court procedure
- 3 Criminal court procedure
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Seeking advice before going to court
- 1.1 The civil court room
- 1.2 The criminal court room
- 1.3 Reflections on the courtroom
- 1.3.1 The role of an Inner House Judge
- 1.3.2 The role of an Outer House judge
- 1.3.3 The role of a Sheriff Principal
- 1.3.4 The role of a Sheriff
- 1.3.5 The role of a Justice of the Peace
- 1.3.6 The role of a court officer
- 1.3.7 The role of a Procurator Fiscal
- 1.3.8 An example of a victim’s story
- 2 Behind the scenes
- 3 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Solicitors
- 2 Advocates
- 3 Paying for legal advice
- 4 Judges
- 5 Procurator Fiscal
- 6 A time of change
- 7 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Official law reports
- 2 Case names and citations
- 3 Reading case reports
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Introduction
- 1 Change and the justice system
- 2 Courts and the digital future
- 3 The legal profession and the future
- 4 This week’s quiz
- Summary
- Course summary
- Resource Page
- Tell us what you think
- References
- Acknowledgements
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