Publisher's Synopsis
Professor Walker's Legal History of Scotland is published in seven volumes. It is the only attempt yet made to write a chronological narrative account of the development of the Scottish legal system from early times on a substantial scale, with extensive reference to original sources. Attention is given at all stages to sources and legal literature, the influences of other legal systems, the courts and procedure, the lawyers, the roles of Parliament and the Privy Council, and to public, criminal and private law, both substantive and procedural. This seventh and final volume brings the reader up to the end of the twentieth century. This period has seen the most rapid changes in society and everyday life and the legal system has reflected this. Among the topics covered are the Scottish Parliament, the emergence of human rights and the influence of the EU.
