human rights

Grieve had “long been a supporter” of the Human Rights Act

A would-be Conservative government plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights which will “enable the UK to rebalance laws in favour of public protection.” But the Conservatives are confused. Dominic Grieve previously said, “As is probably well known to my colleagues and possibly to other hon. Members, I have long been a supporter of the incorporation of a human rights bill into our law.”

An equal footing for economic, social and culture rights

Today the snappily named ‘Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ (ICESCR) opens for signature at the United Nations. 42 years after a similar mechanism was adopted for civil and political rights, the equal status of those suffering from deprivations of their economic, social and cultural rights has been recognized.