Submission: Patients' Rights (Scotland) Bill

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

The Environment and Human Rights: Making the Connections

The Environment and Human Rights: Making the Connections. Article by Diego Quiroz (Policy Officer), published in the August 2010 issue of the Scottish Human Rights Journal Thursday 11 November 2010

Commission welcomes international experts to explore a rights based approach to the National Performance Framework

Commission welcomes international experts to explore a rights based approach to the National Performance Framework Thursday 03 October 2019

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