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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: United Kingdom Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023: Discussion (7 Dec 2023)

Frances Black: ...debate within the Tory Government? This may be something they do not really want to speak about. Have they any views about the debate within the Tory Government on leaving the jurisdiction of the ECHR in order that they can harden their immigration policy? Does that link in some way? Is there a connection? What are the representatives' thoughts on the connection around all of that?

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Frances Black: ...across this island, sometimes with state collusion. This legislation has been rejected by every political party, North and South, as grievously insulting and clearly impermissible under Article 2 of the ECHR, which mandates states to effectively investigate suspicious deaths. I hope the unanimity of the opposition to this Bill convinces the British Government to step back from this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Frances Black: I thank Mr. O'Hare. I have a few questions for Ms Teggart. She spoke a little about the timeline of the Bill and the urgency of the Government moving to take the inter-state ECHR case. Does she have any idea at all of how the Minister and the Department are thinking? I know she is awaiting a meeting but is there any indication at all as to their thoughts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK (10 Nov 2022)

Frances Black: ...a letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs calling on the Government to state publicly that it will take a case. I second that. My final question relates to the fact that Britain's commitment to the ECHR seems uncertain, which is a frightening prospect. The Home Secretary made the convention a major target during her failed leadership campaign. What does Ms Teggart think the future...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland - Public Policy, Economic Opportunities and Challenges: Discussion (7 Oct 2022)

Frances Black: ...used North and South serve as a model for what a united Ireland welfare system could look like? Would Professor Dickson favour the introduction of stronger European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, adoption legislation in the South that would allow superior courts to strike down legislation for ECHR non-compliance?

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Frances Black: ...of the deliberate passing of time. They also have a right to the full rigour of the law. They have a right to investigations that are compliant with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. They have a right to expect that when all the parties and both Governments sign an agreement, that the agreement will be adhered to. There must be truth and justice for James,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting and Citizenship Rights of Citizens in Northern Ireland: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Frances Black: ..., do not. Germany had previously set a 25-year time limit on external voting but this was relaxed in 2012. The United Kingdom has a 15-year time limit but after a European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, case, it now plans to drop it. Internationally, the trend is moving strongly towards providing for external voting rights, with more than 120 countries now having done so. These figures...