Author: Professor Colin Harvey
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The 11th hour Brexit deal – initial reaction
As Theresa May secures sufficient progress to move to phase two of the Brexit negotiations, Professor Colin Harvey gives his initial reaction to the Brexit deal announced overnight.
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Brexit and Northern Ireland: Unique Solutions and the Union State
In light of the most recent derailment in the Brexit negotiation process, Professor Colin Harvey says that the Northern Ireland Brexit solution was not going to break up the United Kingdom.
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A Time of Crisis and Challenge: Brexit and our Constitutional Future
In a recent article in the Derry Journal, Professor Colin Harvey looks at the constitutional status of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement in light of the UK’s imminent Brexit.
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Uniting and Sharing the Island: Normalising Good Friday Agreement Constitutionalism?
Professor Colin Harvey talks constitutionalism and the idea of Irish unity referendums in light of the ongoing Brexit negotiations.
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Northern Ireland and rigorous impartiality: untangling a constitutional mess
Professor Colin Harvey looks at the potential implications of a DUP-Conservative deal on the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Brexit, Borders and Human Rights
The following article is based on a talk delivered at the British Academy and Royal Irish Academy Brexit and Borders Roundtable, held at Queen’s University Belfast on 17 February 2017. Professor Harvey would like to thank the participants for their thoughtful interventions and the organisers for arranging such a stimulating conversation.
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A unity referendum is not a silly idea
The idea of Irish unity is now being widely discussed, mainly as a result of the UK’s imminent withdrawal from the EU. As such, a case can be made for a referendum on unity says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Voting Rights and Irish Presidential Elections: Time for Constitutional Change
This is an edited version of the Opening Statement delivered by Colin Harvey and Mark Bassett to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (18 May 2017) dealing with the question of the right of Irish citizens resident outside of the state to vote in Presidential elections.
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The Future of Human Rights?
Amidst Conservative plans to ‘scrap’ the Human Rights Act, Professor Colin Harvey considers the Act’s legacy, the implications of its repeal and whether a new Bill of Rights will really make any difference.