Scottish Legal History

Andrew R. C. Simpson is the Professor in Scots Private Law in the School of Law at the University of Aberdeen. Adelyn L M Wilson is the Head of Strathclyde Law School and a Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde

• PrefacePart I: The Origins of the Scottish Common Law to c.12301. From Legal Diversity to Some Legal CommonalityPart II: The Consolidation of the Common Law, c.1230–ca.14502. The Brieves (Part One)3. The Brieves (Part Two)4. 'Crimes'5. Law and Order in the Highlands and IslandsPart III: The Transformation of the Scottish Common Law, c.1450–c.15806. The Jurisdiction of the Session7. Legal Learning and Legal Authority in the College of Justice8. Reformation, Revolution and the Legal System9. The Learned Authority of Scots Law10. Legal Learning and the Power of ParliamentPart IV: Regal Union with England, c.1580–170711. Authority and Government in the Scottish Reign of James VI12. Authority and Government after 160313. Interregnum or Republic in the 1650s14. Legal Literature15. Legal Authority and the Learned Laws16. Legal Authority of Scottish Sources17. Advocates in the Court of Session and Inferior Jurisdictions in Aberdeen18. Advocates, Witches and Judicial Torture19. Revolution and UnionIndex