The British and Irish Government’s Aversion to Irish Unification
Twenty-seven years ago an agreement was entered into by the British and Irish governments, along with key unionist and nationalist political parties, which brought an end to the Troubles. The agreement was the Good Friday Agreement (the “GFA”).
A Legal Look: Irish Unification & the Sean Brown Public Inquiry
On April 3rd of this year, the Court of Appeals Belfast ruled that the Secretary of State must conduct an independent public inquiry into the murder of Seán Brown, and it must be established without further delay. The appellate court decision came twenty-eight years after Seán Brown’s murder. Regrettably, the case does not end here. ...
A Legal Look: The Good Friday Agreement
It's History, Provisions, and Where We Go from Here
In recent years, Irish unity has become a growing topic of conversation in Ireland and the...
A Legal Look: Accountability: Why Legal Inquiries Must Continue in the North
On February 6th of this year, the Coroner’s Court of Northern Ireland handed down a judgment on the murders of Provisional IRA volunteers Kevin Barry O’Donnell, Patrick Vincent, Peter Clancy, and Sean O’Farrell by the SAS. The judgment came thirty-three years after the killings
A Legal Look: Thirty-Three Years Later: The SAS Killing of Four Provisional IRA Volunteers Ruled Unjustified
On February 6th of this year, the Coroner’s Court of Northern Ireland handed down its judgment in the murders of Kevin Barry O’Donnell, Patrick Vincent, Peter Clancy, and Sean O’Farrell by the SAS.