Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion
9:00 am
Dr. Laura Cahillane:
The difference is that Northern Ireland does not have a written constitution. We have a bill of rights, which is Articles 40 to 45. As Ms Logan mentioned, we are also signed up to a number of international treaties that create obligations on the State in terms of further rights. That is the reason it would not be necessary to consider a further bill of rights in Ireland.
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