Committee on the Administration of Justice, Author at CAJ

Nov

Stormont’s vetoes in the context of a pandemic – An Equality Coalition briefing note

18/11/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

In 2019, the Equality Coalition’s Manifesto for a Rights Based Return to Power Sharing called for a new agreement to remove those political vetoes within the NI Executive that are not based on (and have conflicted with) equality and rights duties, and as such contributed to the destabilisation and collapse of the NI Executive in...

Nov

Joint ICCL CAJ briefing note on Clause 109 of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020

12/11/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

CAJ produced this joint briefing note with ICCL to highlight issues that may arise from changing the definition of a ‘non-national’ under Ireland’s 2004 Immigration Act, which is the statutory basis for passport control into the Irish state. The briefing raises a number of concerns related to this change and how it may impact movement...

Nov

Just News November 2020

04/11/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeJust News, News

Inside this issue: While the pandemic may continue to dominate the political agenda and our day to day lives, there have been significant developments in relation to human rights in many other areas. We explore some of these developments in this new edition of Just News. Contributors include Lilian Seenoi-Barr of the North West Migrants...

Oct

CAJ response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL)

27/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

CAJ has responded to the UK’s government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL). This was set up following a commitment in the Conservative Party 2019 Manifesto “to consider options for reform to the process of Judicial Review”. In our submission, we assert that it is not necessary or appropriate to seek to restrict judicial review,...

Oct

NI organisations express concern about UK permit scheme for frontier workers

27/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

CAJ joins with other NI organisations to express serious concern about the UK government’s permit scheme for frontier workers. Following the publication of the Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, a diverse grouping of organisations based in Northern Ireland have written to the Secretary of State and Ministers of State to highlight shortcomings...

Oct

Written Evidence to the NI Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on the Bill of Rights from the Equality Coalition Co-Conveners

23/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland was first promised in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, but progress towards its development has repeatedly stalled. The establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Bill of Rights at Stormont earlier this year represents a fresh attempt to move things forward. On 22 October 2020, CAJ and...

Oct

Written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

14/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill was introduced to the UK Parliament on 24 September 2020, and is scheduled to complete passage through the House of Commons by 15 October 2020. The Bill will amend existing legislation to create a new process of ‘Criminal Conduct Authorisations’, which will allow MI5, police forces, and a range...

Oct

Everyone Equal – new collaborative campaign launches on human rights

13/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews

CAJ is part of a new collaborative campaign with three other human rights organisations to bring the message of fairness and equality to all people living in Northern Ireland. Along with the Human Rights Consortium, PPR, and the PILS Project, we’ve launched the Everyone Equal campaign to raise the awareness and public understanding of human...

Oct

Briefing for Second Reading of the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

01/10/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill was introduced on 24 September 2020, with its Second Reading scheduled for 5 October 2020. The Bill will amend existing legislation to create a new process of ‘Criminal Conduct Authorisations’, which will allow MI5, police forces, and a range of other public authorities to authorise their agents...

Sep

New law lets MI5 authorise crimes with no hard limits

24/09/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews, Press releases

A joint press release from CAJ, Reprieve, Privacy International, and the Pat Finucane Centre. Agents of MI5 and other Government bodies could be legally authorised to commit crimes under new legislation introduced today. There appear to be no express limits in the legislation on the types of crime which could be authorised. The Covert Human...

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