Open AccessConstitutionally questioned: UK debates, international law and Northern Ireland
Author(s) -
Aoife O’Donoghue,
Ben Warwick
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
northern ireland legal quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2514-4936
pISSN - 0029-3105
DOI - 10.53386/nilq.v66i1.145
Subject(s) - referendum , political science , devolution (biology) , human rights , law , convention , international law , perspective (graphical) , public international law , independence (probability theory) , northern ireland , european union , federalism , sociology , politics , economics , statistics , ethnology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science , economic policy , human evolution
This comment examines the proposed UK constitutional changes proffered following the no vote in the Scottish independence referendum from an international legal perspective. With a particular focus on the implications for Northern Ireland, this piece considers the possible consequences of further devolution, proposed federalism, changes to the UK’s relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), modifications of relations with the European Union (EU) and the potential effects of change to the relationship with the Republic of Ireland. In looking at these issues through the lens of international law, this comment brings a fresh perspective to questions of constitutional change for Northern Ireland.