Human rights
Answer:
The Scottish Government policy is to continue to embed human rights in all of its legislation. It will continue to oppose any efforts to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights. It will recognise, respect and promote childrens' rights.
Full answer here: Protection of human rights in an independent Scotland
Access to Justice for Everyone
Author / Creator: Scottish Human Rights Commission
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
How might a new Human Rights
legal framework improve access to
justice in Scotland today?
Lift The Ban: Why Giving People Seeking Asylum The Right To Work Is Common Sense
Author / Creator: Lift The ban Coalition
Media type: Report
Date published: 2020
The Lift the Ban coalition, made up of over 200
non-profit organisations, think tanks, businesses,
trade unions and faith groups, is calling on the
UK Government to give people seeking asylum
and their adult dependants the right to work:
unconstrained by the Shortage Occupation
List, and after they have waited six months for
a decision on their initial asylum claim or
further submission.
The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The amount of restrictive legislation makes it important that the human rights of refugees are protected.
A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: consultation analysis
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
Consultation on A Human Rights Bill for Scotland
The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Author / Creator: Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Proposals to improve the lives of asylum seekers in Scotland.
The Nation Talks, episode 134
Author / Creator: Daniela Nadj
Date published: 2023
Law Academic. Senior Lecturer in Law at St. Mary's University. Interested in women's rights, human rights, politics & discussing constitutional issues.
A Very Modern Mythology
Author / Creator: Jonathon Shafi
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2022
The appeal of the royal family is in its projection of a reformist ethos, where everything can change, but remain firmly within the bounds of the established order.
Scotland's New Choice: Independence after Brexit
Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn
Media type: eBook
Date published: 2021
Opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence for Scotland in the light of changes since 2014.
New Scots: Refugee Integration Strategy (2018 - 2022
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Scottish Government Strategy Document
Date published:
Refugees residing in Scotland are given the title New Scots with the intention of successfully integrating them into Scottish society whilst respecting their cultural and human rights.
How Scotland’s foreign policy could help shape the world
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2021
Establishing its own foreign policy will be one of the most important tasks facing an independent Scotland after a Yes vote.
Human Rights Policy
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Government policy paper
Date published: 2021
A description of existing human rights in Scotland and their application to international, governmental, and individual circumstances.
Human Rights in Scotland
Author / Creator: Amnesty International
Media type: Fact sheet
Date published: 2019
A description of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its implementation.
Human Rights [in Scotland]
Author / Creator: One Scotland
Media type: government report
Date published: 2019
A description of the current state of human rights in detail and how to exercise them in Scotland.
Scotland’s new choice; Independence after Brexit
Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
Leading experts examine the key issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence since UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
A Scottish Approach to immigration post-Brexit
Author / Creator: Mark Butterly
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: November 2017
A devolved immigration policy is needed for Scotland that would be designed to meet the country’s specific demographic challenges while strengthening universal rights for all workers.