Publications Archives – Page 3 of 62

Between 1982 and the present, CAJ has released a huge library of publications on human rights issues.

May

Covid-19, passenger quarantine, and the Common Travel Area (CTA): A CAJ briefing note

19/05/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

In May 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the British and Irish governments announced measures requiring incoming travellers to ‘self-isolate’ upon arrival. These measures are part of government plans to ease lockdown and are intended to manage the risk of transmissions being reintroduced from abroad as international travel restrictions are eased. We have drafted...

May

Submission to UN Committee Against Torture: Follow up on the UK’s sixth periodic report

07/05/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

Last year, the UK submitted its sixth periodic report on its compliance with the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. All states signed up this convention – including the UK – have a duty to prevent and investigate torture, support victims of torture, and ensure perpetrators are punished....

Apr

Affordable housing: A CAJ briefing note

30/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

The Department for Communities (DfC) is proposing a change to the definition of affordable housing in order to expand the range of intermediate housing products. The stated goal is to expand housing options for people who are on the social housing waiting list but who do not qualify as being in housing stress. The Department...

Apr

Submission to the Independent Review of Hate Crime Legislation in Northern Ireland

28/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

Tacking incitement to hatred, in accordance with international human rights standards, is an area of priority focus for CAJ. Partially in response to lobbying from CAJ, an independent review of Northern Ireland’s hate crime legislation was agreed by former Justice Minister Claire Sugden in 2017, before officially launching in 2019 with Judge Desmond Marrinan at...

Apr

Submission to the Committee of Ministers in relation to the supervision of the cases concerning the action of the security forces in Northern Ireland (April 2020)

27/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

The Committee of Ministers is the decision-making body of Europe’s leading human rights organisation, the Council of Europe. In June 2020, the 1377th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies will examine the execution of judgments made by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a series of cases in which states have been found to...

Cover of Prosecutions, Imprisonment and the Stormont House Agreement

Apr

Prosecutions, Imprisonment and the Stormont House Agreement: A Critical Analysis of Proposals on Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland

09/04/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Reports

In recent years, there have been eleven distinct proposals on dealing with the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland. Most recently, a new approach to legacy was put forward by the UK government in a statement delivered by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) in March 2020. Prosecutions, Imprisonment and the Stormont House Agreement: A...

Mar

COVID-19, Northern Ireland, and emergency law: A CAJ briefing note

23/03/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

Northern Ireland faces a real and pressing public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the UK and Irish governments have introduced emergency legislation in response to this crisis. Emergency legislation in times of crisis can be necessary and actively support positive action to protect human rights. The general principle is that emergency measures...

Mar

Submission to the Committee of Ministers in relation to the supervision of the cases concerning the action of the security forces in Northern Ireland (January 2020)

10/03/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

The Committee of Ministers is the decision-making body of Europe’s leading human rights organisation, the Council of Europe. At the start of March 2020, the 1369th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies was held to look at the execution of judgments made by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a series of cases in...

Mar

Principles and Guidelines on Protest and the Right to Information

05/03/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Reports

Social protests provide an important avenue for people to exercise their right to freedom of expression and their right to peaceful assembly. However, in recent years, many jurisdictions have placed new restrictions on protests, which often do not comport with international law and do not enhance public safety (or serve another legitimate purpose). In response...

Feb

Sectarianism: The Key Facts

17/02/2020Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Reports

Commissioned by the Equality Coalition, independent researcher Dr Robbie McVeigh has authored a piece of research on contemporary sectarianism in Northern Ireland. Across 50 pages, Sectarianism: The Key Facts looks at ‘institutional sectarianism’ in NI – especially where there is evidence of sectarianism in decision-making. Summary of key messages: Sectarian inequality continues to be real....

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