Sources of Modern Scots Law

Public Bill

Private Bill

houses who approve a bill before it becomes law

Power of the House of Lords

Scotland Act 1998

Scotland Act 2012

The Sewel Motion

How a Bill becomes law in Westminster

How a Bill becomes law in the Scottish Parliament

Types of Delegated Legislation (Statute)

Statutory Instruments

Acts of Sederunt

Acts of Adjournal

By-laws

Judicial Precedent (Case Law)

Ratio Decidendi

Obiter dicta

Judicial rules for interpreting statutory provisions

institutional writings

Custom