The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living
Poverty is a human rights issue. It represents a failure to fulfil the right to an adequate standard of living that is established in international human rights law. The Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and Scottish public authorities have duties to respect, protect and fulfil this right.
Other rights, like the right to education, health and adequate housing, are also affected by poverty.
The Commission promotes respect for economic, social
The Right to Food in Scotland
Scotland, as part of the UK, is signed up to international human rights laws protecting the right to food.
However, the right to food is not incorporated into Scotland's domestic laws, which means it cannot be directly enforced in court. There is also no formal mechanism to ensure the right to food is taken into account systematically by the Scottish Government or Scottish Parliament.
In April 2019, the Commission called for the right to food to be incorporated
The Commission has worked with the Scottish Government, Parliament and civil society for a number of years to encourage the development of a human rights based approach to securing climate justice.
The Commission made a submission to the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Bill consultation in 2017 and engaged with the Bill Team and Policy Unit thereafter to advance the content of the Bill.
The Commission also supported the drafting of the St Julian’s Declaration on Climate Justice in 2015
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