Author: Phillips, Trevor

Source: Benefits, Volume 15, Number 2, June 2007 , pp. 127-138(12)

Publisher: Policy Press

Abstract:

This article is based on a speech given at the social Justice and Public Policy conference on 6 December 2006 in London. The author was until recently Chair of the Commission of Racial Equality and has now been appointed as Chair of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights in Britain. The article sets out his views on the relationship between equality and human rights. It argues that choices need to be made in politics and public policy in managing tensions between diverse individuals and groups, and that these choices should be guided by consistent principles rather than made on an ad hoc basis. These issues are likely to become more, rather than less, significant through the 21st century.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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