What are the disadvantages of human rights?
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Human Rights Act 2000
Advantages
Helps raise awareness
Gives people more rights
More opportunities for groups in society/ improved access e.g. Disability
Closed pay differentials to an extent
More equality in terms of job opportunities
High profile cases have been won so people think differently
School curriculum more equality and encouragement to partake in range of subjects
System of redress/support
Help reduce discrimination
Merging of previous laws may make the process of seeking redress easier
Commissions provide support
Disadvantages
Legislation alone does not reduce discrimination/discrimination still exists - need to work harder at changing attitudes
More emphasis within education, advertising, media etc to improve role models and reduce stereotypes
Difficult to police the amount of discrimination/hard to prove
Still big differences between pay between men and women/ethnic groups/people with disabilities
Top positions in business and politics still held by men/people without disabilities/white individualds
Stereotyping still very influential e.g. influence of the family/media
Cost/emotional stress and time to take cases to court
Many people unaware of their rights/ do not understand their rights
Glass ceiling/drawbridge effect
Fear of victimisation
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Disadvantages
- Legislation alone does not reduce discrimination/discrimination still exists - need to work harder at changing attitudes.
- More emphasis within education, advertising, media etc to improve role models and reduce stereotypes.
- Difficult to police the amount of discrimination/hard to prove.
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