Reading Time: 6 minutes A look at stage 2 of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Category: Justice
The Brexit deal and UK-EU justice policy
Reading Time: 5 minutes As we all know, there was a Brexit deal in the run up to last Christmas. Since then much of the UK media has been
Brexit and EU justice policy – the final countdown?
Reading Time: 4 minutes During the next two days, SPICe will publish four blogs examining the impact of a no-deal Brexit. This blog examines what no-deal would mean for
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill – what’s happened in the Parliament so far?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A summary of the Forensic Medical Services Bill and its consideration at Stages 1 and 2, in time for the Stage 3 debate.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): the lowdown on the laws of lockdown and the move to phase 1
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog looks at the legislation and guidance for the COVID-19 pandemic and the differences between them.
Coronavirus (Covid-19): trial by jury
Reading Time: 8 minutes This blog outlines what has been happening in relation to jury trials following the introduction of social distancing restrictions.
Coronavirus (Covid-19): prisoner numbers
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the impact on prisoner numbers of measures taken in response to the coronavirus
Contact-tracing apps and coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog takes a brief look at some of the main issues linked to mobile phone apps which aim to trace the contacts of people who have COVID-19.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Human Rights
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog considers some of the human rights impacts of the emergency legislation brought in to deal with the coronavirus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – social distancing
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog outlines restrictions placed on the general public in Scotland with the aim of limiting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through social distancing.