by Joanne | Nov 7, 2024 | News
This blog post was written by a young person we have worked with. She wanted to share the importance of thinking about how many cultures might have different approaches to human rights and highlight the value of taking multicultural approaches. Human rights are seen...
by Joanne | Oct 17, 2024 | News
The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 – Changes to Children’s Justice Having received royal assent in June 2024, the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 effects important changes to how children are cared for and treated in our criminal and...
by Joanne | Oct 11, 2024 | News
We have just published our report on Access to Justice! The Scottish Child Law Centre, has found that there are significant barriers to children accessing justice when their rights have been breached. Poverty is preventing children and families from realising their...
by Joanne | Oct 2, 2024 | News
When asked to write an article for the Scottish Child Law Centre about the current barriers to Justice from a Child Law perspective it was a little daunting! Would there not be a short case I could summarise instead? However, this topic is extremely important as we...
by Joanne | Sep 17, 2024 | News
Last week the Scottish Government chose to drop its promise of introducing a new Human Rights Bill. Yesterday we joined over 100 organisations in expressing our disappointment in the Scottish government, as we believe that this bill is a crucial step in addressing the...
by SCLC | Jul 18, 2024 | News
On 16th July the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force. This is a monumental piece of legislation that enshrines the UNCRC into Scots law and introduces new duties for public authorities and new avenues of redress...
