School of Law

Recent family law publications

Carruthers, J. M. (2019) Managing diversity in cross-border succession problems: A British perspective. In: Ruiz Abou-Nigm, V. and Noodt Taquela, M.B. (eds.) Diversity and Integration in Private International Law. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474447850

Carruthers, J.M. and Crawford, E.B. (2017) Hands across the border: cross-border cooperation in the making and enforcing of secure accommodation orders. Edinburgh Law Review, 21(2), pp. 247-257. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2017.0416)

Carruthers, J. M. and Crawford, E. B. (2017) Divorcing Europe: reflections from a Scottish perspective on the implications of Brexit for cross-border divorce proceedings. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 29(3), pp. 233-252.

Carruthers, J. M. (2016) City of Edinburgh Council v S. Forced Marriage in Scotland: the legal response. Edinburgh Law Review, 20(1), pp. 86-94. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2016.0326)

Crawford, E.B. and Carruthers, J.M. (2016) Rome IV - an unexpected legacy? Scots Law Times, 2016(12), pp. 51-59.

Crawford, E. B. and Carruthers, J. M. (2016) Written evidence to Justice Committee, Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, Post-legislative Scrutiny. In: 6th Report, 2016 (Session 4): Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. The Scottish Parliament, FL8.

Mair, J. (2016) Marriage: a meaningful relationship? In: Eekelaar, J. (ed.) Family Law in Britain and America in the New Century. Brill Nijhoff: Leiden ; Boston, pp. 17-29. ISBN 9789004304918 (doi: 10.1163/9789004304925_003)

Mair, J. (2016) The impact of religion on European family law. In: Scherpe, J.M. (ed.) European Family Law vol. 1. Series: Research handbooks in European law, 1. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781781955819

Mair, J. (2016) The breadwinner, the homemaker and the worker/carer: new stereotypes for old? In: Griffiths, A., Mustasaari, S. and Mäki-Petajä-Leinonen, A. (eds.) Subjectivity, Citizenship and Belonging in Law: Identities and Intersections. Routledge: London, pp. 214-231. ISBN 9781138121720

Mair, J. (2015) Born or becoming: children, religion and identity. In: Jänterä-Jareborg, M. (ed.) The Child's Interests in Conflict. Series: European family law (41). Intersentia: Cambridge, pp. 31-54. ISBN 9781780683461

Mair, J. (2015) Belief in marriage. International Journal of the Jurisprudence of the Family, 5,

Mair, J. (2015) A religious revival in family law. In: Ferrari, S. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Law and Religion. Routledge: New York, NY. ISBN 9780415836425

Mair, J. , Wasoff, F. and Mackay, K. (2015) Family justice without courts: property settlement on separation using contracts in Scotland. In: Maclean, M., Eekelaar, J. and Bastard, B. (eds.) Delivering Family Justice in the 21st Century. Hart / Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781782259701

Mordaunt, E., Mair, J. and Wasoff, F. (2014) Standing the test of time? Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Nov,

Cassidy, C. and McCarthy, F. (2018) Collective worship in Scotland. In: Cumper, P. and Mawhinney, A. (eds.) Collective Worship and Religious Observance in UK Schools: Challenges and Opportunities. Series: Religion, education and values (13). Peter Lang. ISBN 9781787076556

McCarthy, F. (2018) Dynamic self-determinism, the right to belief and the role of collective worship. In: Cumper, P. and Mawhinney, A. (eds.) Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools. Series: Religion, education and values (13). Peter Lang. ISBN 9781787076556

Reid, D. and Sweeney, N. (2015) Land reform, inheritance rights and unintended consequences. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 27(4), pp. 403-422.