Description
An Academic Advisory Panel of experts in key areas has been established to support the National Taskforce by considering some of the legal complexities involved in translating international human rights treaties into domestic legislation. The Academic Advisory Panel will provide the Taskforce with briefings on a number of areas, including the scope and content of an equality clause, the relevant rights and their content, and the various duties arising.| Period | Jan 2020 → Dec 2020 |
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| Work for | Scottish Government, United Kingdom |
Keywords
- Human Rights
- Incorporation
- Treaty Law
- Human Rights Treaty System
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Documents & Links
Related content
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Activities
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Minimum Standards for Delivering Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Building Understanding of Human Rights Incorporation
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Your Human Rights: Know them. Engage them. Defend them.
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scotland
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Projects
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Incorporating Human Rights In Scotland
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Research output
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Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in Scotland
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Making rights real through human rights incorporation
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The devil is in the details: Entrenching human rights protections in the UK’s devolved nations
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Benefits of Incorporating the UN Convention against Torture and other forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment into Scots Law
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Children, Detention & Solitary Confinement in Scotland
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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The United Kingdom: Asymmetrical challenges to implementing the CRPD
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review