Continuity in the Development of the Legal System of Scotland

The article is devoted to the features of continuity in the Scottish legal system. The relevance of this topic is related to the development of mixed legal systems on the legal map of the world. There are also new needs of legal science and legal practice. The author examines the concepts of continuity and a mixed legal system. He goes on to describe the characteristic features of continuity in the development of the Scottish legal system up to 1707. This is done in the context of the normative, institutional, and doctrinal aspects of these processes. The influence of English common law occupies a special place among the factors of continuity. After that, the author examines the evolution of the legal system of Scotland in the XVIII—XX centuries. The autonomous nature of Scottish law is revealed. It was also based on the Act of Union 1707 and the Scotland Act 1998. The author uses foreign legal experience.