Leaving ECHR ‘would not threaten peace in Northern Ireland’

Claims UK is bound to ECHR because of Good Friday Agreement rejected by experts

LEGAL experts have dismissed claims Britain is bound to the European Convention on Human Rights because of the Good Friday Agreement.They say it is

Jack Straw: Leaving ECHR won’t affect Good Friday Agreement

A Policy Exchange study backed by the former Labour home secretary says the widely used argument to oppose leaving the ECHR is ‘entirely groundless’

The Good Friday Agreement doesn't stop Britain quitting the ECHR

No one is seriously suggesting that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU is in breach of the terms of the British-Irish agreement.

Policy Exchange report adds to ongoing debate in Northern Ireland over Belfast Agreement and quitting ECHR

The report by Policy Exchange stating that the Belfast Agreement is not a block on the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (EHCR) is set to keep the hotly contested debate running.

Leaving ECHR ‘would not threaten peace in Northern Ireland’

Experts say claims around Good Friday Agreement have ‘distorted’ human rights debate