Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights
(asked on 11th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
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.
This question was answered on 14th July 2022
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.