Scots law (to a limited extent)

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Scots law (to a limited extent) is the distinctive mixed legal system of Scotland, combining elements of civil law and common law traditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Scots law 147
Scottish legal system 5
Scottish law 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal system ⓘ
mixed legal system ⓘ
affectedBy devolution settlement of 1998 ⓘ
appliesTo Scottish courts ⓘ
civil matters in Scotland ⓘ
criminal matters in Scotland ⓘ
codificationLevel partially codified ⓘ
coexistsWith UK-wide constitutional framework ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
distinctFrom English law ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ
finalAppealCivil Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
finalAppealCriminal High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
follows civil law tradition ⓘ
common law tradition ⓘ
hasComponent Scots civil law ⓘ
Scots criminal law ⓘ
Scots private law ⓘ
Scots public law ⓘ
hasSource Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Acts of Parliament

Roman law influences ⓘ
common law (case law) ⓘ
custom ⓘ
legislation of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
hasVerdict guilty ⓘ
not guilty ⓘ
not proven ⓘ
highestCivilCourt Court of Session ⓘ
highestCriminalCourt High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
historicalInfluence Canon law ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ
feudal law ⓘ
historicalOrigin medieval Scottish kingdom ⓘ
influencedBy Continental European civil law ⓘ
French legal tradition ⓘ
jurisdiction Scotland ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legalFamily mixed civil law–common law system ⓘ
recognises three verdict system in criminal trials ⓘ
regulates contract law in Scotland ⓘ
criminal offences in Scotland ⓘ
delict (tort) in Scotland ⓘ
family law in Scotland ⓘ
property law in Scotland ⓘ
succession law in Scotland ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
usesCourtSystem Court of Session ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Justice of the Peace courts ⓘ
Sheriff courts ⓘ

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Referenced by (156)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Kingdom → separateLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Roman-Dutch law → influenced → Scots law (to a limited extent) ⓘ
Peerage of Scotland → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Kingdom of Scotland → hasLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
English law → isDistinctFrom → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Johannes Voet → influenced → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scotland → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
courts of the United Kingdom → appliesLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Acts of the Scottish Parliament → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain → appliesLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
NHS Scotland → legalJurisdiction → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scots civil law → partOf → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord of Parliament → associatedLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord Advocate → partOf → Scottish legal system ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord Advocate → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Advocate General for Scotland → appliesToLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Advocate General for Scotland → hasLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) → hasLanguage → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scottish clans → hasLegalRecognition → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
National Insurance Act 1913 → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Henry Home, Lord Kames → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Estates of Parliament → legalSystemContext → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Act anent Peace and War 1703 → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
College of Justice → partOf → Scottish legal system ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
College of Justice → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord President of the Court of Session → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Cabinet Secretary for Health → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Sheriff courts of Scotland → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Manx judiciary → influencedBy → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scottish heralds → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Government of the Kingdom of Scotland → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Dundee City Council → appliesLaw → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Cupar Sheriff Court → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord Lyon → languageOfWork → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Dornoch Sheriff Court → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Lord Justice General → appliesToJurisdiction → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
High Court of Justiciary → jurisdiction → Scots law ⓘ
subject linked to: High Court
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Civil Evidence (Scotland) Acts → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Acts → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Acts → legalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Selkirk → appliesLegalSystem → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Ayr Sheriff Court → appliesJurisdiction → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Welsh law → isDistinctFrom → Scots law ⓘ
linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)