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"Fairness for all"?: an analysis of human rights powers in the White Paper on the proposed Commission for the Equality of Human Rights

Klug, Francesca and O'Brien, Claire (2004) "Fairness for all"?: an analysis of human rights powers in the White Paper on the proposed Commission for the Equality of Human Rights. Public Law (Winter). pp. 712-724. ISSN 0033-3565

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Abstract

Discusses the Department of Trade and Industry's White Paper, Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights, published in association with four other government departments. Summarises the main proposals of the White Paper, including: (1) the definition of human rights, differentiating between simple good practice and compliance with legal requirements; (2) the duty to promote human rights; (3) offering advice, litigation and interventions to individuals regarding their rights, noting its power to utilise judicial review; (4) the powers of the CEHR to review the workings of the discrimination legislation and the Human Rights Act 1998; and (5) issues relating to devolution.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/Catalogue/Journal...
Additional Information: © 2004 Sweet & Maxwell
Divisions: LSE Human Rights
Subjects: J Political Science > JX International law
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2008 15:38
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 12:59
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/15396

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