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Subsidiarity requires action in the 'small places, close to home'

Posted by Neil Crowther on Monday, September 26, 2011, In : Defending the Human Rights Act 
"The big issue is subsidiarity.  It is accepted on all sides that the main duty of complying with the European Convention on Human Rights lies on the Government's of the member states"

Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke MP, 2011

The Oxford English dictionary defines 'subsidiarity' as 'the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed effectively at a more immediate or local level'.  Intended as a comment on the role of the Euro...
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Why the Human Rights Act isn't there to be loved

Posted by Neil Crowther on Thursday, July 7, 2011, In : Defending the Human Rights Act 
One of the final activities I was involved in before leaving the Equality and Human Rights Commission was the release of interim findings from the Commission's Inquiry into the human rights of older people receiving care in their own homes.  These deeply worrying findings received huge media coverage.  In doing so they also appeared to achieve something many human rights advocates had long sought - a popular media story which enjoyed universal support for the importance of human rights includ...
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