This is Volume 6, Issue 2 of the St Andrews Law Journal. This is the second of the two issues of the academic session 2025-2026, signalling the journal's continued commitment to quality legal discussions.

The St Andrews Law Journal is a student-led publication featuring works by writers from the University of St Andrews and welcomes external submissions.

Published: 2026-10-12

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Articles

F. W. Maitland: the ‘Lawyer-Historian’

Callum Friel
F. W. Maitland: the ‘Lawyer-Historian’

The Many Faces of the ‘Reasonable Businessman’: Has Commercial Common Sense Become a Judicial Vehicle for Normative Idealism in Scots Law?

Canel Derya Paris Atik
The Many Faces of the ‘Reasonable Businessman’: Has Commercial Common Sense Become a Judicial Vehicle for Normative Idealism in Scots Law?

For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers

Alfie Boxall
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers

Arsenal of Peace: Feminist Reflections on Gender-Responsive Disarmament and the Challenges of International Law’s Framework for Security

Candace Singh
Arsenal of Peace: Feminist Reflections on Gender-Responsive Disarmament and the Challenges of International Law’s Framework for Security

Law as It Is, Law as It Lives: Judicial Reasoning in Penumbral Interpretation of Same-Sex Marriage Rights

Rusne Vaskeleviciute
Law as It Is, Law as It Lives: Judicial Reasoning in Penumbral Interpretation of Same-Sex Marriage Rights

“During good Behaviour”: An Investigation of Failed Legal Frameworks for Judicial Impeachment and Democracy

Sky Crawford
“During good Behaviour”: An Investigation of Failed Legal Frameworks for Judicial Impeachment and Democracy