Human Rights Act 2000


	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
	Evaluation

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

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