European Union developments in equality and human rights: the impact of Brexit on the divergence of rights and best practice on the island of Ireland

This report was commissioned by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) further to its role, with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), as the Dedicated Mechanism under Article 2(1) of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol. This paper was written by Sarah Craig, Anurag Deb, Eleni Frantziou, Alexander Horne, Colin Murray, Clare Rice and Jane Rooney for the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The views expressed within this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission or the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, nor the employers of the authors. Responsibility for any statements, errors or omissions in this reportrests with the authors. This paper is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice applicable to any individual case.