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Sauce for the gander
Why does observance of ECtHR judgments not begin at home?
Making space for peace
A Scots lawyer who has joined an international team with the potentially dangerous task of protecting human rights defenders in Colombia, explains why his mission is necessary
Commission rights and wrongs
Pinto-Duschinsky's skewed view is out of place
Respect agenda
SHRC recognises sensitivities of same-sex marriage debate
Knocking out a pillar
Can we challenge the Carloway approach?
Power lines
Supreme Court defines the respective limits of authority
Appealing approach
Are we too suspicious of the McCluskey "certification" proposal?
Food for further thought
McCluskey interim report useful, but more work to be done
UK Supreme Court needed as effective domestic remedy
Scottish Human Rights Commission open letter to Members of the Scottish Parliament
Judges and politicians
Scottish ministers have surely overstepped the mark this time
Access to justice for Scottish citizens
Open letter re the Scottish Government's attack on Scottish judges
What sort of legal independence?
Criminal cases and the Supreme Court
Defining privacy
Article 8 or Article 10: that is the question
The price of rights
Do individuals' remedies have to be put on hold pending court challenges to legislation?
Safeguarding the constitution
Do we need a constitution watchdog to protect us from Government whims?
Supreme Court proves its worth
Another human rights decision shows the court's ability to see the bigger picture
Rights: the new frontier
Can we release the "untapped potential" of the Convention?
Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill
Glasgow Bar Association briefing to MSPs
Undermined, or strengthened?
Is Scots law losing out because of the devolution settlement?
Justice wanting
Is there a role for a JUSTICE-type organisation in Scotland?
Goodwill rules in FoI review
Commissioner's round table reveals differences of emphasis, but commitment to principle
Any fears over free speech?
BNP appearance on "Question Time" is no threat to public order
Dying for some guidance
Why should Scotland not have guidelines on assisted suicide too?
Rights above board
Human rights issues deserve a properly informed debate