Scottish Government Yearbook 1986 PARLIAMENT AND SCOTTISH MORAL LEGISLATION IN THE 1970s
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The aim of this article will be to examine the politics of Scottish Law reform and to explore the 'Scottish dimension' in certain areas oflegislation which have involved morality and conscience. Specifically, attention will be focused upon three Scottish 'issues of conscience' of the 1970s the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 and the 'non-reform' in Scotland throughout the seventies of the law pertaining to homosexual conduct in private between consenting adults. Each of these issues, because of distinctive legal and cultural traditions, required separate Scottish legislation. Hence, they offer an interesting insight into the variations that can exist in policy and in the policy process for Scotland as compared to England and Wales.
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