Human Rights

Question 1

Successes of human rights?

Answer 1

• the renewed emphasis on and landmark legislation in the area of human rights has increased awareness and visibility of rights, especially those within minority groups
  -laws concerning privacy and access to information have also enhanced the rights of everyone and make public bodies and other powerful institutions they hold
• the important role of the UK Supreme Court in interpreting this legislation has increased protection of citizens rights

Question 2

Failures of Human Rights ?

Answer 2

• the expansion of rights has led not only to the rise of identity politics but also to clash between individual and collective rights
  -the growing role of the court in human rights cases has led to much controversy e.g. Supreme Court rule aspects of anti-controversy legislation such as freezing of asset of suspected terrorist in 2010