Minimum Standards for Delivering Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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 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.
PeriodJun 2020
Work forScottish Government

Keywords

  • human rights
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • Scotland
  • minimum core
  • progressive realisation
  • human rights budgeting