Protecting Human Rights and the peace settlement Archives – Page 6 of 35

Jan

Divided by the rules: Citizenship rights after Brexit

14/01/2019Committee on the Administration of JusticeNews

To say there is still confusion about the practical implications of Brexit is an understatement. One area over which there remains numerous questions is the impact of Brexit on the rights of people born or living in Northern Ireland depending on their citizenship status. Currently, people resident in Northern Ireland generally fall into two citizenship...

Dec

CAJ Annual Report 2018

10/12/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticeAnnual Reports, Publications, Reports

People in Northern Ireland are sometimes accused, not always unjustly, of having an exaggerated sense of our own importance. We are told that this small territory, barely 80 miles across, is not actually the centre of the world. That may be true, but for the past two years, and potentially for years to come, Northern...

Sep

BrexitLawNI project reports

14/09/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Reports

Brexit will have detrimental consequences for the peace process in Northern Ireland and will weaken human rights and equality protections, according to six interlinked reports unveiled by BrexitLawNI. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), BrexitLawNI is a research partnership between human rights experts from CAJ and researchers from the Schools of Law...

Aug

BrexitLawNI Launch of Project Reports

16/08/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticeEvents

When: 1pm to 4.45 pm, Friday 14 September 2018. Where: Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast. BrexitLawNI is a collaborative research project between CAJ and the Schools of Law at Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University. The project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and was set up to examine...

Aug

Launch Event: Response to Stormont House legacy consultation – QUB/UU/CAJ Model Bill Team

08/08/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticeEvents

When: 11am to 1pm, Thursday 30 August 2018. Where: Moot Court Room, School of Law, Queen’s University Belfast. The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is currently consulting on a draft legacy bill to take forward the establishment of the four legacy bodies negotiated and agreed by the NI political parties and the Irish and UK governments...

Apr

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

25/04/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticePublications, Submissions

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

Mar

The Good Friday Agreement at 20- the promise of a rights based Society.

23/03/2018Committee on the Administration of JusticeEvents, News

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. As we reach this milestone, we believe that it is time to not only celebrate the achievement of the Agreement and the role that civic society played, but to reflect on its implementation and consider how its outstanding provisions regarding rights and equality can...

Nov