Incorporation of the CERD and CRPD and Equivalent Rights Provision for LGBTI Communities and Older Persons

Activity: Consultancy typesWork on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation

Description

This briefing paper is one of a series written by the Academic Advisory Panel to the National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership, which was established in 2019 in response to the recommendations made in December 2018 by the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights. The aim of the briefing papers is to consider some of the legal complexities involved in translating international human rights treaties into domestic legislation.
Period25 Jan 2021
Work forScottish Government, United Kingdom

Keywords

  • CRPD
  • CERD
  • Incorporation
  • Rights of Disabled People
  • Rights of Older Persons
  • LGBTQ+
  • Human Rights