The aims of the project are:
- To identify key human rights cases from the UK and European Court of Human Rights case law;
- To explore the impact of the outcome of a number of strategic legal cases brought under the Human Rights Act on a range of public authorities.
- To explore with service providers from different sectors whether and how the principles established in these cases have been incorporated into policy and practice;
- To explore the positive impact within these sectors of implementing human rights principles;
- To identify the barriers that prevent or obstruct the use of human rights principles in these sectors.
Submission of Tender
A research proposal should be sent to Janice Fong at the Equality and Human Rights Commission via email at janice.fong@equalityhumanrights.com as a Word attachment
Deadline of submission: 1 May 2008, noon.
Project title: Evaluating the impact of selected cases under the Human Rights Act on public service provision
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