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