Scottish Independence Podcasts

Claiming Our Rights


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With guests Andy Anderson and Leah Gunn Barratt of Respect Scottish Sovereignty we take a closer look at the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) and what incorporation of these rights into Scots Law could mean to the Scottish people.

Key themes include:
00:01:00  Overview of Human Rights legislation
00:03:30  Why should we incorporate ICCPR?
00:06:00   Petition before the Scottish Parliament
00:08:50   Example - Switzerland
00:10:30   Example - Taiwan
00:13:15   Example - South Korea
00:16:30   Scottish Referendums Act 2020
00:19:14   Popular initiatives
00:25:27    UK Supreme Court
00:27:48    So what could Scotland do differently?
00:32:41    Does Article 1 apply to Scotland?
00:44:27    UN Convention of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC)
00:49:21    People power!
00:52:51    Our Conclusions

Previous episodes mentioned in this one:

Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://scottishindypod.scot/grassroots-indy-campaign/respect-scottish-sovereignty/
Building a Local Scotland https://scottishindypod.scot/all-scottish-independence-podcasts-episodes/building-a-local-scotland/

Petition 2135 https://www.parliament.scot/get-involved/petitions/view-petitions/pe2135-implement-the-international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights

Websites mentioned:

Respect Scottish Sovereignty https://respectscottishsovereignty.scot/
Scottish Human rights Commission https://www.scottishhumanrights.com/

Case study South Korea https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-south-korea/

Case study Taiwan https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations-taiwan/

Lord Reed on why the Supreme Court matters to Scotland

#ICCPR #sovereignty #scottish

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Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

 

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