Submission to the Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland by GCRF Socioeconomic Rights and Transition Research Team

Abstract

Submission to the Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. Summary: The Good Friday or Belfast Agreement 1998 envisaged reforms that would contribute to wider social and economic transformation, among these a Bill of Rights. Many of these reforms have not been delivered and without them society experiences continued economic, social and political problems. The Bill of Rights is an opportunity for transformative change and we highlight especially the need for provisions on economic, social and cultural rights; participation; equality; women’s participation in public life; effective implementation.