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Legal skills and debates in Scotland
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This free course was written by Carol Howells.

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Box 2: Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)

Box 4: extract from Human Rights Act (1998) © Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

Box 5: From: The Equality and Human Rights Commission  website https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ en May 31 2017 (c) Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

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Figure 1: © unknown

Figure 2: “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” Reprinted with the permission of the United Nations.

Figure 3: From: http://www.conventions.coe.int/ © Council of Europe

Figure 4: Logo: © Council of Europe

Figure 5: adapted from the publication by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Business Leaders Forum and the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide (2008)

Figure 6: Logo: Scottish National Action Plan for Human Rights http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/ scotlands-national-action-plan/

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