Report: Models of Incorporation (1)

of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Stirling.  The report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, highlights that people in Scotland have limited recourse to human rights laws when it comes to realising their economic, social and cultural rights. This accountability gap affects people's rights to an adequate standard of living, health, housing Friday 02 November 2018

Commission strongly opposed to UK Government’s regressive Queen’s Speech proposals to replace the Human Rights Act

Commission strongly opposed to UK Government’s regressive Queen’s Speech proposals to replace the Human Rights Act Tuesday 10 May 2022

Report: on Climate Change and Human Rights, to the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, Geneva, 2012

Working Group on Climate Change and Human Rights (chaired by the Scottish Human Rights Commission) Report to the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, Geneva, 2012 Friday 30 March 2012

Submission: Patients' Rights (Scotland) Bill

The Commission has submitted a response to the consultation on the Patients' Rights (Scotland) Bill. Friday 12 November 2010

International Climate Justice conference announced

- a central issue for human rights in the 21st century - complementing the economic case... for Human Rights Mary Robinson will speak at the conference which will highlight the opportunities... is a world’s first, illustrates how we are taking our international obligations seriously and demonstrating how climate justice can be delivered on the ground. This conference pushes that agenda further... how to share the benefits and burdens of climate change fairly so as to avoid the worst impacts Wednesday 15 June 2016