Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion
4:55 pm
Professor Gerard Quinn:
There might be a danger of falling into the trap that human rights is the property of some class of professional cadre. One could fall into that trap by itemising the particular expertise one should have. In fact, human rights belongs to the people and therefore it is from the people we should seek leadership. If one has expertise in international human rights it would be an added bonus. To ensure the organic integrity of the process we should be reaching abroad.