Tag: bill of rights
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Where next for human rights and equality?
On Human Rights Day 2021, Professor Colin Harvey reflects on human rights progress in Northern Ireland, as well as what remains to be done.
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Finding Ways Forward for the long awaited Bill of Rights…
The Bill of Rights process in Northern Ireland has been stuck since at least 2008 says Professor Colin Harvey.
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A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
Professor Colin Harvey looks at how people from all communities have participated in a Bill of Rights process arising from the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement and why there is a growing demand to move on a process that has dragged on for far too long.
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Why Northern Ireland still needs a Bill of Rights…
A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland remains part of the unfinished work of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Dr Anne Smith, of Ulster University, and Professor Colin Harvey argue that it is becoming increasingly essential.
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Achieving a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit
Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University and Professor Colin Harvey explore how Brexit might prove a constitutional moment for a rights-based approach to good governance in Northern Ireland, leading to the adoption of a Bill of Rights.
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Brexit: Bad for cancer research; Bad for cancer patients?
As the Brexit debate ramps up in advance of the referendum on 23 June, Professor Mark Lawler looks at how cancer researchers and patients in the UK have benefitted from EU support and collaboration and he examines the possible ramifications of a Brexit vote on cancer care and research.