Tag: Human Rights
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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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Why technology puts human rights at risk
How can we defend human rights in a technological landscape increasingly shaped by robotics and artificial intelligence asks Dr Birgit Schippers.
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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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Why a Brexit could be bad news for disabled people
In the run-up to the forthcoming EU referendum on UK membership, Dr Bronagh Byrne looks at the positive impact EU legislation has had on disabled people and asks why there hasn’t been more discussion about what a Brexit could mean for disabled people in the UK.
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Out on its own: what next for marriage equality in Northern Ireland?
Following a resounding public vote in the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Court ruling in favour of equal marriage in the USA, Dr Nicola Carr asks whether the same could now happen in Northern Ireland.
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Lines of attack for the wicked problem of Human Trafficking
Dr Mariana Bogdanova argues that, in the fight to prevent human trafficking, it is vital that institutional actors in government and the voluntary sector are better organised than the criminals they are up against.
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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.
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The Istanbul Convention: A crucial development in combating domestic violence
The Istanbul Convention is a crucial development in combating domestic violence. Dr Ronagh McQuigg argues that Council of Europe members states must demonstrate a commitment and ratify it.