Author: Professor Colin Harvey
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The EU and Irish Unity
Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland – a new report by Professor Colin Harvey and Barrister-at-Law Mark Bassett
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Finding a way back to the EU
The Good Friday Agreement contains a mechanism that would allow Northern Ireland to return to the European Union. The EU has confirmed that this will be automatic. Yet this remains a neglected aspect of current constitutional conversations. It is likely that the appetite for this discussion will intensify in the years ahead, linked to Brexit…
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The Good Friday Agreement, Human Rights and Constitutional Change
This article, which originally appeared on the Eamonn Mallie website, is based on a speech delivered at: A Renaissance of the Peace Process? What kind of society do we need? Conference held at Queen’s University Belfast, 27 September 2019.
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Mutual Respect for Constitutional Differences?
If politics in this region is to be put back together again there is much wisdom to be found in the existing Good Friday Agreement says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Hiding in Plain Sight? Unifying and Reconciling a Destabilised Island
There is no better time to start having a mature constitutional conversation about how we share this island together within Europe says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Where next for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland?
The full report prepared by Professor Colin Harvey and Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University can now be accessed below,
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Sharing the Island: Brexit, ‘No Deal’ and the Constitutional Future
In the case of a no-deal Brexit, people in Northern Ireland should be given an opportunity to express a view on future constitutional status says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Safeguarding Rights and Equality in Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Harvey reflects on the draft Withdrawal Agreement with regards to rights and equality provisions.
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A Selfish and Strategic Interest in a Special Arrangement?
Brexit is not only incompatible with the Good Friday Agreement, it targets a core principle of the peace process – rigorous impartiality – says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Reflection, Renewal and Restoration
Reflecting on the current impasse with power-sharing here in Northern Ireland, Professor Colin Harvey calls on all concerned to turn round and start facing each other again.