Tag: draft withdrawal agreement
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What is the backstop?
The ‘backstop’, the ‘Irish backstop’, the ‘Northern Ireland backstop’, the ‘temporary backstop’, the ‘all-weather backstop’… that ‘bloody backstop’. Everybody has heard of the backstop says Professor David Phinnemore.
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Liberty, wealth or peace: the choice offered by the Brexit deal
When it comes to the Brexit deal, perhaps the Prime Minister’s best bet is to argue explicitly that peace should trump both wealth and freedom says Professor John Garry.
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Northern Ireland and the Withdrawal Agreement
Dr Katy Hayward and Professor David Phinnemore reflect on the UK Withdrawal Agreement, particularly on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
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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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The island of Ireland and “Brexit”: a legal-political critique of the draft withdrawal agreement
Based on a legal analysis of the position of the island of Ireland in the draft withdrawal agreement, Prof Dagmar Schiek argues that the draft neither fully protects socio-economic and civic cooperation on the island of Ireland, nor do justice to the 1998 Belfast Agreement.