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Introduction to Law
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What is Law?“The system of rules which a particular country or community recognises as regulating the
actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties”
- Oxford English Dictionary
A History of Scots Law
Feudalism (Earliest Law) – Areas of land were given out to people in exchange for their
loyalty; Feudal Land Titles
Wars of Independence – Many battles were thought in order for Scotland to keep its
Independence from England
Regiam Majestatum – Document which gives information on the Law of Scotland at that
time
Liber Primus – Translates to ‘first book’ which indicates it was the first book on Law but is
yet to be fully decoded
Union with England – 17th Century
Key Dates
843 Creation of the Kingdom of Alba
1124 Davidian Revolution
1537 Formation of the Court of Session
1707 Acts of Union
1972 UK becomes a member of the European Community
1998 Advent of Devolution
1998 Scotland Act passed
1998 Human Rights Act passed
1999 Opening of Scottish Parliaments
2009 Formation of the UK Supreme Court
2016 United Kingdom voted for Brexit
2020 UK left the EU
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