Further Information

The following pages contain links to the important legislation, reports and organisations referred to throughout the Care about Rights training site.

Key Human Rights Legislation

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=eng

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm

• Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr-one.htm

• Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr-death.htm

• UN Convention on Persons with Disabilities - http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=259

• UN Principles for Older People - http://www.unescap.org/ageing/res/principl.htm

• Links to other Core International Treaties - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm#core

• European Convention on Human Rights - http://www.echr.coe.int/NR/rdonlyres/D5CC24A7-DC13-4318-B457-5C9014916D7A/0/ENG_CONV.pdf

• European Social Charter (revised) 1996 - http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/Presentation/ESCRBooklet/English.pdf

• Human Rights Act - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980042_en_1

• Scotland Act - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980046_en_1

Other Key Legislation

• Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2007/asp_20070010_en_1

• Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2000/asp_20000004_en_1

• Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/asp_20030013_en_1

• Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2001/asp_20010008_en_1

• Equality Act 2010 - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2010/ukpga_20100015_en_1

More Human Rights Information

• British Institute of Human Rights - http://www.bihr.org.uk

• Council of Europe - http://www.coe.int

• European Court of Human Rights - http://www.echr.coe.int

• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx

• Joint Committee on Human Rights - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-archive/joint-committee-on-humanrights