Scottish Just Law Centre Pt. 1

This episode features our Scottish Just Law Centre (SJLC) which aims to reduce discrimination and disadvantage in Scotland by helping people use equalities and human rights law as an effective tool for social change.  We talk with the team about their work, their recent case on access to higher education for migrant students in Scotland, about the current policy work they are focusing on including the Scottish Government’s consultation for the Human Rights Bill, their strategic trauma-informed approach to help an...

This episode features our Scottish Just Law Centre (SJLC) which aims to reduce discrimination and disadvantage in Scotland by helping people use equalities and human rights law as an effective tool for social change. 

We talk with the team about their work, their recent case on access to higher education for migrant students in Scotland, about the current policy work they are focusing on including the Scottish Government’s consultation for the Human Rights Bill, their strategic trauma-informed approach to help and support people across our communities.  
 
We hear more about their new project about Access To Justice in Scotland – you can find out more about it on our next episode so don’t miss it! 

 
Tune in now to learn about the incredible work that Barbara Bolton, Maisie Wilson and Ronan Duff are doing in Scotland, why their services are so important and how organisations can get in touch.  

  

Useful links: 

https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/equality-disability/ 

https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2023/01/my-first-year-anniversary-as-legal-caseworker-for-the-scottish-just-law-centre/ 

https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2023/05/access-to-higher-education-for-migrant-students-is-now-a-real-right/