Chalmers, J. (2017) Clarifying the law on assisted suicide? Ross v Lord Advocate. Edinburgh Law Review, 21(1), pp. 93-98. (doi: 10.3366/elr.2017.0391)
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Abstract
Considers the implications of the decision of the Court of Session in the case of Ross v Lord Advocate, where it was held that the Lord Advocate was not legally obliged to publish a prosecution policy in respect of assisted suicide cases. Discusses whether the case clarifies the scope of the criminal law, and argues that while it does not formally do so it will provide a basis for prosecutors to decline to act in certain cases in future.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Chalmers, Professor James |
| Authors: | Chalmers, J. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Law |
| Journal Name: | Edinburgh Law Review |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| ISSN: | 1364-9809 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1755-1692 |
| Published Online: | 01 January 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 Edinburgh University Press |
| First Published: | First published in Edinburgh Law Review 21(1):93-98 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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