Report of the HRCS Annual Conference 2014
Delivering Human Rights – A constitution for Scotland?
In June 2014, the HRCS held our first conference ‘Delivering Human Rights – A Constitution for Scotland?’ for non governmental organisations in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law at the University of Strathclyde. The presentations included:
‘The role of a Constitution in promoting and protecting our human rights in Scotland’ Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP DFM – delivering human rights conference – 27 June 2014
‘A Transformative Constitution?’ Professor James Mitchell, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Edinburgh James Mitchell
Making Human Rights Real in Scotland Now and Post 18th September
- Building Human Rights Advocacy in Scotland – Carole Ewart, HRCS 27th June 2014
- Making Existing Human Rights Relevant, A Study of Article 3 ECHR – Dr Elaine Webster, University of Strathclyde Making existing rights relevant Dr E Webster
- Enforcing Existing Human Rights in everyday places – Graham Sutherland, Fife Law Centre Fife Law Centre
- A Culture of Human Rights in Scotland? – Dave Watson, Scottish Organiser, UNISON Scotland UNISON
Workshop Reports Adjudicating Rights Adjudicating (2)
‘Do court rulings undermine the democratic process?’
- ‘Bob Thomson, Convener of Jimmy Reid Foundation Jimmy Reid Foundation
- Anni Pues, German Human Rights Lawyer currently undertaking a PhD at Glasgow University Talk_A_Pues
- Councillor Robert Brown Democratic Process Robert Brown