Janys Scott QC has argued that there is no conflict between the rights of children reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms set out in the European Convention on Human Rights. In June this year the Faculty of Advocates was host to […]
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Refugee Policy: James Wolffe QC
Earlier this year the Faculty sponsored a conference held by the Scottish Refugee Council. The conference was called “Prosecute or Protect?” and focused on what refugee lawyers know as the principle of non-penalisation. That principle finds legal form in Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Article 31 provides that: “the contracting states shall not […]
Joanna Cherry QC MP gives her personal views on the HR Act and asks us all to remember the words of Mary Queen of Scots …….
On 8 May 2015 I was elected as the MP for Edinburgh South West. I am proud to be the latest in a long line of members of the Faculty of Advocates who have represented my constituency. The late Norman Wylie QC, formerly Lord Advocate and latterly Lord Wylie, a senator of the College of […]
Human Rights Day: Message from the HRROL Committee
WE thought it fitting to launch the Faculty of Advocates Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee’s website today – Human Rights Day! We hope that you will enjoy visiting our website and we would like to encourage all contributions and suggestions as how to make our website informative and accessible to everyone. Today the […]
Human Rights Day – Amnesty International
By Naomi McAuliffe on behalf of Scotland for Amnesty International The 10th December marks Human Rights Day, an annual and international celebration of human rights. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on the human rights situation around the world and take stock of the challenges and crises we are facing in Scotland, the UK […]
