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 briefing paper presents an overview of the economic, social and cultural rights under consideration for incorporation in a new Act of Scottish Parliament.This briefing paper presents an overview of the economic, social and cultural rights under consideration for incorporation in a new Act of Scottish Parliament. The rights discussed link to recommendations from the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership to progressively realise economic, social and cultural rights of everyone in Scotland.
Period | Jun 2020 |
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Work for | Scottish Government |
Keywords
- human rights
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Scotland
- minimum core
- progressive realisation
- human rights budgeting
Documents & Links
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Projects
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Incorporating Human Rights in Scotland
Project: Research
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Activities
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Brexit, Rights and Devolution: Final Roundtable
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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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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Incorporating Human Rights in Scotland
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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Academic Advisory Panel to the National Taskforce for Human 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: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Law Society of Scotland - CPD Webinar
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Incorporation of the CERD and CRPD and Equivalent Rights Provision for LGBTI Communities and Older Persons
Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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UNCRC Incorporation Advisory Group
Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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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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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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Incorporating the UNCRC into Scots Law: What, How and Why?
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Incorporating the CRC in Scotland
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review