Abstract
Taken in the round, the human rights situation in Northern Ireland improved during 2009 and 2010, but there were still many instances where violations occurred. On the law-making front, several new pieces of legislation and judicial decisions enhanced the protection which should be afforded to people in Northern Ireland in the future, but in other respects the legislators and judges adopted what human rights activists would view as disappointing positions. As ever, more remains to be done to improve the human rights situation, although it would be difficult to argue that human rights are less well protected in Northern Ireland than in other parts of the United Kingdom or Ireland.
The low point of the period was the murder by dissident republicans in March 2009 of two soldiers in Antrim and a police officer in Lurgan. These were the first killings of security force personnel by any paramilitary grouping since October 1998. Paradoxically, they did more to consolidate the peace process than any other event in the two years under review with politicians from across the sectarian divide presenting a more united front than ever before.
The low point of the period was the murder by dissident republicans in March 2009 of two soldiers in Antrim and a police officer in Lurgan. These were the first killings of security force personnel by any paramilitary grouping since October 1998. Paradoxically, they did more to consolidate the peace process than any other event in the two years under review with politicians from across the sectarian divide presenting a more united front than ever before.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Bliainiris Éireannach an dlí idirnáisiúnta / The Irish yearbook of international law |
Editors | Fiona de Londras, Siobhán Mullaly |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Pages | 341-370 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Volume | 4-5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781472566034 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781849464208 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2012 |
Publication series
Name | Irish Yearbook of International Law |
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Volume | 4-5 (2009-2010) |
ISSN (Print) | 1757-8108 |
Keywords
- Human rights
- Northern Ireland