Brexit, Northern Ireland, and Devolution
Amanda Kramer Brexit and Rights Engagement Network One of the biggest difficulties facing the UK government in the current Brexit negotiations is how to resolve the problems that Brexit …
Category: Human Rights
Brexit and Human Rights in Northern Ireland
Alan Greene Brexit and Rights Engagement Network As the Brexit negotiations reach their endgame, the border on the island of Ireland has become the main stumbling block. The …
Now is the time to consider a bill of rights for Scotland
Kirsteen Shields Brexit and Rights Engagement Network The UK government is chasing an illusion of sovereignty via Brexit, but it is a change that will come at the …
Incorporating International Human Rights in a Devolved Context
Kasey McCall-Smith Brexit and Rights Engagement Network International human rights treaties universally contain a call to States parties to give legal effect to the obligations found in the …
Human Rights Reform: Adjudication and Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?
Katie Boyle Brexit and Rights Engagement Network The way that human rights are protected in the UK is changing. This has a direct impact on the different types of adjudication, …
Brexit and the Interpretation of Domestic Rights
Niall O’Connor Brexit and Rights Engagement Network It might be thought that Brexit would have very little impact on the interpretation of domestic rights. Surely, post-Brexit, British judges will continue …
Enforceability of Workers’ Rights after Brexit
Rebecca Zahn Brexit and Rights Engagement Network In the run-up to the Brexit referendum, workers’ rights were invoked repeatedly by both sides of the campaign, as either a reason to …
EU Citizens Living in the UK: Protection from Deportation under EU Law
Adrienne Yong Brexit and Rights Engagement Network Despite the fact that EU citizens enjoy the right to move to and live in other Member States, the UK Government has seemingly …
European Arrest Warrant and Catalan Politicians: Legal Dilemmas for the Judges
Leandro Mancano The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued last autumn for Carles Puigdemont, president in exile of the Catalan Government, attracted exceptional media attention. The noise seemed bound to fade …
The ECtHR Decision in ND and NT: New Human Rights Limits for Frontex?
Valentina Rioseco Vallejos On 3 October 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its judgement in ND and NT v Spain. It held that the immediate refoulement …