The SHRC also has the power to intervene in legal proceedings. Interventions are a way of raising particular points of law or fact which do not feature in the arguments advanced by the parties to the proceedings, but which would assist the court in its determination of the law. The SHRC has a specific intervention power under the UNCRC Act, as well as a wider intervention power in respect of other human rights.
work to monitor how human rights are being directly experienced in Scotland, to provide advice...The Scottish Human Rights Commission met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk during his visit to the UK, which included discussions with the heads of UK National Human Rights... 2025.
The meeting provided an opportunity to share insights on current human rights challenges... Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said:
“As Scotland’s National Human
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