SUBMISSION number 1 resulted from an invitation and provided a perspective post the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of April 1998. Numbers 2 to 7 were self-initiated.

S1. An assessment of the Belfast Agreement

(Accord Issue 8, Conciliation Resources, London, 1999)

8 page view on, for example, national identities in the context of human rights and balancing differences. The Belfast Agreement reflects fully international human rights principles

S2. Submission to the Advisory Committee: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

(Council of Europe, 5^th June 2006)

37-page analysis of the UK/Irish governments’ view of the IRA and North/South relations, together with the Republican perspective; followed by questions to the Council of Europe.

S3. Panel of Parties from the Northern Ireland Executive on:  Parades, Select Commemorations and Related Protests; Flags and Emblems; and Contending with the Past

(31 October 2013)

9-page consideration of two international treaties in the context of political parties’ views regarding: mutual respect; flying of flags; and cultural symbols - with some suggestions

S4. Ad Hoc Committee on Bill of Rights: Northern Ireland Assembly

(26 May 2020)

16-page consideration and challenge, of various views as to the possible content of a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights in the context of the relevant terms of the Belfast Agreement.

S5. Ad Hoc Committee on Bill of Rights: Follow-up Working Paper

(20 January 2021)

10-page suggested content for a Bill of Rights providing possible assistance to the Ad Hoc Committee in its deliberations. There should be respect for the standards of international law.

S6. United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union: Withdrawal Acts / Protocol. Submission to: Lord David Frost (UK Government), Maroš Šefčovič (Vice President of the European Commission)

(23 August 2021)

26-page submission providing background and also questioning the validity of the Northern Ireland Protocol, including relevant attitudes, regarding compliance with international law.

S7. Submission to the Advisory Committee, Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; Fifth Monitoring Report of the United Kingdom

(Council of Europe, 29 March 2022)

10-page submission providing an analysis that the UK Government acted in violation of its international legal obligation regarding the effective protection of NI’s Irish national minority.