Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights

Northern Ireland Office written question – answered at on 15 July 2022.

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Photo of Peter Kyle Peter Kyle Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on the Belfast Agreement.

Photo of Conor Burns Conor Burns The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement contains safeguards to protect the rights of all sections of the community. The Agreement also requires domestic incorporation of the ECHR into Northern Ireland law which is enacted through the Human Rights Act 1998.

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