Human Rights Act review could undermine Northern Ireland peace accord, academics warn
The Act translates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic UK law.
Academics warn diluting human rights laws risks undermining the Good Friday peace accord (PA)
Mon, 01 Mar, 2021 - 00:01
David Young, PA
A post-Brexit move to dilute human rights laws in the UK would undermine Northern Ireland’s historic peace agreement, academics have warned.
Amending the provisions of the Human Rights Act (HRA) risks upsetting the delicate constitutional balance achieved in the 1998 Good Friday accord, experts from Queen’s University claim.
The concerns of the academics from Queen’s Human Rights Centre are outlined in a submission to the UK Government’s recently commissioned independent review of the Act.