Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion

Ms Emily Logan:

It is only to echo Professor Harvey's points on implementing the legal underpinnings and the credible legal solutions to implementing the Good Friday Agreement, of which the bill of rights is an element. We have mentioned the charter of rights but it is a question of enforceability of rights. It is not something that, aspirationally, is a good thing to do but it is something that delivers practical results. As Mr. Allamby said, while the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, generally looks at civil and political rights, the reason we focused on the charter is because of the broader look at labour rights and social protection and Article 24 looks at children's rights. It offers a broader protection, which is why we have referenced the charter.

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