Human Rights
August 2019
A briefing from Human Rights Consortium Scotland around some of the implications of a no deal Brexit for the protection of human rights.
April 2019
An accessible outline of what we know and what we don’t know yet around the ways in which Brexit may affect human rights.
Civil Society Brexit Project submission to Joint Committee on Human Rights
November 2017
Reporting on key concerns raised by civil society organisations in Scotland.
Civil Society Brexit Project paper to Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee
November 2017
Evidence to the Scottish Parliament Committee’s inquiry around the impact of Brexit on equality and human rights, highlighting some of the concerns of civil society organisations in Scotland.
Scotland Declaration on Human Rights
A joint statement on protecting and progressing human rights in the context of Brexit, supported by 200 civil society organisations.
Incorporation Station: Strengthening human rights law in Scotland
In December 2018, the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership produced recommendations around how Scotland can continue to progress and not regress on rights if we leave the EU. Recommendations include a new law that incorporates international economic, social, cultural and environmental rights into Scots law. At the same time, a Bill is being developed to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law. The Human Rights Consortium Scotland ‘Incorporation Station’ pulls together resources and information around these plans to facilitate civil society’s engagement in their development.
Information from other organisations
Bringing Human Rights Home? What’s at Stake for Rights in the Incorporation of EU Law after Brexit
Liberty, February 2018
Legal advice by Jason Coppel QC on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
Equality & Human Rights Commission, January 2018
EU Settled Status: Automated Data Checks
Open Rights Group & Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association, Feb 2019
Deal or no deal Brexit poses serious human rights concerns
Amnesty International, September 2019
Civil Society And Brexit: Key Issues In Public Law And Human Rights
Brexit Civil Society Alliance, November 2018
Colm O’Cinneide, Centre for International Governance Innovation, February 2018