Question reference: S3W-08906
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 January 2008
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 February 2008
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the divorce laws of Poland provide a positive example for the Scottish legal system.
Answer
We have not examinedthe divorce laws of Poland in any detail. We research and study the legalsystems of other countries where we feel that their systems and practices can informand develop policy here, mindful that care is needed in importing features of othersystems which may not be directly applicable to Scotland.