Identifying human rights stories: a scoping study
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Donald, A. and Mottershaw, E. 2014. Identifying human rights stories: a scoping study. London Middlesex University.
Type | Working paper |
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Title | Identifying human rights stories: a scoping study |
Authors | Donald, A. and Mottershaw, E. |
Abstract | This report explores ways of generating stories that show how the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998 affects the lives of people in the UK. Human rights ‘stories’ are instances in which arguments based on human rights law, whether alone or alongside other arguments, achieve beneficial outcomes for individuals or groups, whether procedural or substantive, by means of: litigation; decisions taken by public authorities; or public advocacy, lobbying and campaigning. The premise of the report is that the HRA is often misrepresented as benefiting litigious individuals at the expense of the public interest. Consequently, there is a need to bring more systematically into the public domain human rights stories that concern everyday scenarios affecting many people, and that reflect the impact of human rights standards and principles both inside and outside the courts. The report is based on documentary sources and 39 semi-structured interviews. |
Keywords | Human Rights Act, law, judgment, public authority, JCHR, impact |
Research Group | Law and Politics |
Publisher | Middlesex University |
Place of publication | London |
Publication dates | |
Jul 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 14 Apr 2016 |
Publisher's version | |
Web address (URL) | https://www.mdx.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/135318/Identifying-human-rights-stories-July-2014.pdf |
Language | English |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Department name | Law and Politics |
https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/863vq
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