Submissions

CAJ regularly responds to government public consultations. A full list of our consultations submissions is available below.

Accountable Policing and Justice

Equality

Combating Impunity

Freedom of Expression

Protecting Human Rights and the Peace Settlement

International

14/02/2019

Evidence on the implications of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill for Common Travel Area rights

Since the EU referendum, the UK government has consistently emphasised that the ‘associated rights’ of the Common Travel Area (CTA) between the UK and Ireland will provide British and Irish citizens with reciprocal rights across the two jurisdictions after Brexit. However, independent legal analysis has highlighted that, in several areas, rights for Irish citizens in...

Brexit, citizenship rights, Common Travel Area, Equality, human rights

04/02/2019

Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on the UK’s 8th Periodic Report

Periodically, the UK is reviewed for its compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which it ratified in 1986. Through ratifying the treaty, the UK committed itself to taking action to end discrimination against women. The eighth periodic review of the UK is currently in progress. On...

1325, Abortion, CEDAW, countering incitement to hatred, Equality, Gender, human rights, International, Reproductive rights

25/01/2019

Written Evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry on Abortion Law in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, abortion is regulated by outdated legislation, including Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861. Abortion is only lawful where necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman or where there is a risk of real and serious adverse effects on the woman’s physical or mental health,...

Abortion, Equality, Gender, good friday agreement, human rights, Reproductive rights

23/01/2019

Opening statement to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality

CAJ Director Brian Gormally appeared today before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality to discuss the issues and potential risks raised by Brexit in terms of human rights and equality in Ireland. Attending the same meeting were representatives of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and the Irish Human Rights and Equality...

border control, Brexit, citizenship rights, Common Travel Area, Equality, good friday agreement, human rights, immigration, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement, racial profiling

16/10/2018

The Common Travel Area (CTA) and the impact of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill – A CAJ briefing note

The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill continues to progress through the UK Parliament. Our latest briefing note on the bill examines one particular area of concern: an additional border control power that could jeopardise the Common Travel Area (CTA) between the UK and Ireland. The Bill would extend the existing port and border control powers...

border control, Brexit, Common Travel Area, Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, racial profiling

20/09/2018

Submission on Mid Ulster Council’s draft policy for the management of bonfires

Mid Ulster Council has produced a comprehensive draft policy that seeks to address the environmental and social impacts of all bonfires held on council-owned property in the Mid Ulster area. The Council held a 13 week-long consultation on the policy across the summer, to which CAJ has responded. Our submission broadly welcomes the policy. We...

discrimination, Equality, Freedom of expression, hate speech

07/09/2018

Submission to the Review of European Parliament Constituencies in Ireland

Due to Brexit, plans have been made to redistribute the UK’s 73 MEP seats at the European Parliament. As a result, Ireland will gain an additional two seats. In preparation for this major change, an independent committee has been established by the Irish government to review the current MEP constituencies in Ireland. A period of...

Brexit, European Parliament, north south relations

30/08/2018

Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past: Response to NIO public consultation

A joint QUB/UU/CAJ team has published a detailed response to the latest proposals for addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past. The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has been seeking views on a draft legacy bill for Northern Ireland. If enacted, this bill would see the establishment of four new institutions for dealing with the past...

Dealing with the past, human rights, Stormont House Agreement

09/08/2018

Briefing on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2018

From a human rights perspective, there are numerous objections to the contents of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2018. The proposed bill also contains measures that could have worrying implications if applied to their full extent in Northern Ireland. The bill, which is currently making its way through the UK parliament, includes provisions that...

border control, Brexit, Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, human rights, immigration, Prevention of terrorism

18/06/2018

CAJ’s submission to CEDAW on the List of Issues for the UK

S471-CAJ-submission-to-CEDAW2c-June-2018

Equality, Gender, human rights, International

11/06/2018

EU Withdrawal Bill, Clause 13 – ‘new border arrangements’ Freedom of Movement in the Common Travel Area: The planned non ‘routine’ passport controls in and out of Northern Ireland and the risks of increased racial profiling, a CAJ briefing

EU-Withdrawl-Bill-HCPP-NI-Border-Controls-and-racial-profiling-CAJ-Briefing-May-2018 Summary Clause 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill as amended on Report at the House of Lords relates to the “Continuation of North-South co-operation and the prevention of new border arrangements” on the island of Ireland. This clause was inserted in the Lords further to a cross-party amendment. The UK Northern Ireland and...

border control, border force, Brexit, BrexitLawNI, northern irel;and, racial profiling, racism

31/05/2018

Is it Westminster’s role under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement to legislate on Northern Ireland abortion law?

GFA-Westminster-role-on-NI-abortion-law-CAJ-May-2018

Equality, Gender, good friday agreement

25/04/2018

One Big Border? BREXIT: passport and border controls in Northern Ireland – A CAJ Briefing Note for the House of Lords (HL) Report Stage debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill, April 2018

CAJ-Briefing-BREXIT-and-Northern-Ireland-passport-and-border-controls-April-2018

border, Brexit, emergency laws, Equality, Fair Treatment, good friday agreement, human rights, immigraton, Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement, vrexit

19/04/2018

Equality of Citizenship and the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) – the rights of Irish and British Citizens in Northern Ireland Post Brexit – A Briefing Note

GFA-equality-of-British-and-Irish-citizenship-in-NI-post-Brexit-April-2018 Updated Briefing including answers to Parliamentary Questions in Westminster and Lenister House: GFA-equality-of-British-and-Irish-citizenship-in-NI-post-Brexit-May-2018

Equality, good friday agreement

23/03/2018

The Good Friday Agreement at 20: Achievements and Unfinished Business – Evidence presented to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, United States Congress, 22 March 2018

The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) is honoured to be giving evidence to this Commission on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement. This Agreement, and the subsequent agreements of different kinds designed to implement it, has given us 20 years of relative peace; following a disastrous, thirty...

Brexit, GFA at 20, good friday agreement, helsinki committee, human rights, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, protecting the peace agreement

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