United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 33872
Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights
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11 July 2022
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14 July 2022 · Answer
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14 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on the Belfast Agreement.
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11 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on the Belfast Agreement.
Source: Commons
14 July 2022
Answer
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement contains safeguards to protect the rights of all sections of the community. The Agreement also requires domestic incorporation of the ECHR into Northern Ireland law which is enacted through the Human Rights Act 1998.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-11/33872
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1487973
- uk · wq-1487973 · source updated 14 July 2022