Joint Committee On Human Rights - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 3 March 2003.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
THE CASE FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
SUMMARY
REPORT
INTRODUCTION
The Human Rights Act: An Engine of Transformation?
Acknowledgements
A CULTURE OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The Rights Themselves
Universal Rights
Positive Obligations
An Ethical Framework
"Mainstreaming"
"Horizontality"
Promoting a Culture of Respect for Human
Rights
THE CASE FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Making a Case
The Case in Principle
Advocates of a Commission
What would a Human Rights Commission look
like?
Lessons from Abroad
The Case in Practice: Unmet Needs
Spreading the Message in Public Authorities
Hearing the Message: Clients of Public Authorities
The Case for and against a Commission
Would a Commission be Unconstitutional?
Would a Commission duplicate the Work of the JCHR?
Would a Commission be a burden?
Do we need to wait and see?
A new paradigm?
Willing the means?
Proving a need?
Is the case for a commission made?
FUNCTIONS AND POWERS
The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Promoting Rights
Education
Advice and Assistance
International obligations
Public Inquiries
Scrutiny of Law and Practice
Legislative Scrutiny
Scrutiny of Practice
Redress
Adjudication of Complaints
Mediation and Conciliation
Formal Investigations
Legal Powers
Mandate of a Commission
THE STRUCTURE OF A COMMISSION
Human Rights and Equality
The Single Equalities Body Project
Promoting Equality and protecting Human Rights
Options for the Institutional Arrangements for Equality
and Human Rights
An Equality Commission alone
An Equality Commission with a Human Rights Remit
Separate Equality and Human Rights Commissions
A Human Rights and Equality Commission
One Commission or Two?
Devolution Issues
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Devolution Solutions
UK-wide Arrangements
UK Advisory Council on Human Rights
Preparing for Change
Independence and Accountability
Independence
Resources
Accountability
Allocation of Functions
CONCLUSION
Annex A: The Paris Principles - The United
Nations' Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights
Institutions
Annex B: Functions and Powers of equality
and human rights bodies
Table A Duties and Powers of Equality Commissions
Table B Duties and Power of Human Rights Commissions
Table C Duties and Powers of Human Rights and Equality
Commissions
LIST OF PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDICES
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