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This Book, Written By A Team Of Academics, Judges And Distinguished Practitioners From The Uk And Abroad Discusses The Implications Of The Incorporation Of The Echr Into Scots Law. The Contributors Consider The Impact Of The Human Rights Act In Light Of The New Constitutional Settlement For Scotland And Their Experiences Of Other Rights Regimes In Europe, The Commonwealth, And The United States. The Contributions Span The Fields Of Private, Public, European Community And Comparative Law And Draw On Human Rights Law And Practice In The Uk, The European Community, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, The United States And Sweden, Where The Echr Was Recently Incorporated. Topics Include: Analyses Of The Human Rights Act And Scotland Act; Human Rights And The Law Of Crime, Property, Employment, Family And Private Life; Scottish Court Practice And Procedure; Scots Law And The European Dimension; And Building A Rights Culture In Scotland.--bloomsbury Publishing. 1 Human Rights And Scots Law: Introduction / Alan Boyle -- 2 Human Rights, Devolution And Public Law / Lord Clarke -- 3 The Hamebringing: Devolving Rights Seriously / Chris Himsworth -- 4 The Role Of The Advocate General For Scotland / Lynda Clark Qc Mp -- 5 Constitutionalising The Role Of The Judge: Scotland And The New Orde / Rstephen Tierney -- 6 Judicial Review, Locus Standi And Remedies: The Impact Of The Human Rights Act / Jane Munro -- 7 The Swedish Experience Of The Echr Since Incorporationiain Cameron -- 8 Private Rights, Private Law, And The Private Domain / Hector Macqueen And Douglas Brodie -- 9 Charting The Impact Of Rights And Equality Discourse On Canadian Family Law / Susan Boyd -- 10 Incorporation Of The European Convention On Human Rights: What Will It Mean For Scotland's Children? / Lilian Edwards -- 11 Attitudes To Sexual Identity And Practice: The Impact Of Human Rights Law In Scottish Courts / Martin Hogg -- 12 Medical Law And Human Rights: Passing The Parcel Back To The Profession? / Graeme La