An Introduction to Scottish Legal History

Introduction – Lord Normand

Part I: The General Development of Scots Law

‘From David I to Bruce, 1124-1329, The Scoto-Norman Law’ – Lord Cooper of Culross

‘The Dark Age, 1329-1532’ – G Campbell H Paton

‘The Transition to the Modern Law, 1532-1660’ – J Irvine Smith

‘The Rise of Modern Scots Law, 1660-1707’ – J Irvine Smith

‘The Eighteenth Century and Later’ – G Campbell H Paton

Part II: The History of Particular Branches of Scots Law and Practice

A: The Law of Persons

‘Husband and Life: Pre-Reformation Canon Law of Marriage of the Officials’ Courts’ – James D Scanlan, Bishop of Motherwell

‘Husband and Wife: (a) Post-Reformation Canon Law of Marriage in the Commissaries’ Courts, and (b) Modern Common and Statute Law’ – Ronald D Ireland

‘Husband and Wife: Divorce, Nullity of Marriage and Separation’ – Ronald D Ireland

‘Husband and Wife: Property Rights and Relationships’ – G Campbell H Paton

‘Parent and Child’ – Alexander E Anton

‘Guardian and Ward’ – George A Montgomery

‘Master and Servant’ – T B Smith

B: The Law of Property

‘Heritable Rights: The Early Feudal Tenures’ – Isabel A Milne

‘Heritable Rights: From Early Times to the Twentieth Century’ – H H Monteath

‘Moveable Rights’ – A J Mackenzie Stuart

‘Succession’ – J Irvine Smith

‘Insolvency’ – Andrew Dewar Gibb

‘Diligence’ – David Maxwell

C: Other Branches

‘Contract and Quasi Contract’ – A J Mackenzie Stuart

‘Delict and Quasi Delict’ – Hector McKechnie

‘Criminal Law’ – J Irvine Smith

‘Evidence’ – David M Walker

D: The Courts and Procedure

‘The Central Courts before 1532’ – A A M Duncan

‘The Central Courts after 1532’ – Lord Cooper of Culross

‘The Sheriff Court: Before the Sixteenth Century’ – Isabel A Milne

‘The Sheriff Court: Sixteenth Century and After’ – C A Malcolm

‘The Church Courts’ – Gordon Donaldson

‘The Franchise Courts’ – Peter McIntyre

‘The Burgh Courts and Allied Jurisdictions’ – George S Pryde

‘Courts of Special Jurisdiction’ – W Croft Dickinson

‘The High Court of Justiciary’ – W Croft Dickinson

‘Civil Procedure’ – David Maxwell

‘Criminal Procedure’ – J Irvine Smith

‘The Parliament House and its Antecedents’ – C A Malcolm

Appendix – List of (1) Lord Chancellors, (2) Lord Presidents, and (3) Lord Justice Clerks from 1532