State Bodies for Human Rights (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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What does IHREC stand for?
What does IHREC stand for?
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
When was IHREC established?
When was IHREC established?
2014
Agreement that created NIHRC in 1998
Agreement that created NIHRC in 1998
Good Friday Agreement
What does ECNI stand for?
What does ECNI stand for?
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
5 anti-discrimination grounds ECNI enforces
5 anti-discrimination grounds ECNI enforces
Religion, political opinion, gender, disability, race
Public sector duty requires bodies to consider what?
Public sector duty requires bodies to consider what?
Human rights & equality in decisions/services
Right recognised in Ryan v Attorney General (1965)
Right recognised in Ryan v Attorney General (1965)
Right to bodily integrity
When was same-sex marriage introduced in NI?
When was same-sex marriage introduced in NI?
2020
John Locke's three natural rights
John Locke's three natural rights
Life, liberty, and property
Type of inequality Sylvia Walby analyses
Type of inequality Sylvia Walby analyses
Structural inequality (gender, race, class)
Key strength: human rights bodies are ___ from govt
Key strength: human rights bodies are ___ from govt
Independent
Main limitation of human rights bodies
Main limitation of human rights bodies
Limited enforcement powers
Issue IHREC criticised councils on
Issue IHREC criticised councils on
Inadequate Traveller accommodation
3 vulnerable groups NIHRC champions
3 vulnerable groups NIHRC champions
Prisoners, migrants, victims of the Troubles