Engagement with the academic community can be helpful for fostering informed discussions and decisions within the Northern Ireland Assembly. Academic research is typically robust and… Read More »Moving beyond the ‘usual suspects’ in academic engagement
The Assembly’s Research and Information Service (RaISe) partners with academia and other academic institutions under its ‘Programme of Academic Engagement’. Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities play… Read More »Effective Knowledge Exchange activities in the Northern Ireland Assembly – facilitating access and use of academic research findings and expertise
Understanding the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: key issues and implications On 4 September 2024, the UK Government introduced the Product Regulation and Metrology (PRM)… Read More »Navigating the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: balancing regulatory alignment, devolution, and global trade ambitions
This two-part blog post is a follow-up to a series of three articles about Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) and the Programme for Government (PfG) draft… Read More »Valuing the impact of cultural activities on our wellbeing (part 2 of 2)
This two-part blog post is a follow-up to a series of three articles about Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) and the Programme for Government (PfG) draft… Read More »Valuing the impact of cultural activities on our wellbeing (part 1 of 2)
This article updates a previous article on the negotiations around the Gibraltar Protocol. Gibraltar provides an interesting point of comparison with Northern Ireland in terms… Read More »Update – the Gibraltar Protocol
John Locke once wrote, ‘we should have a great many fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, signs… Read More »Consent, cross-community support and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
The Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol (‘the Protocol’) was the subject of a judicial review challenge at the High Court of Justice in Belfast. The hearing, which… Read More »Judicial Review of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol – Allister (James Hugh) et al’s Application AND In the Matter of the Protocol NI[2021] NIQB 64
The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Committee scrutiny By Emma Dellow-Perry & Aidan Stennett The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is part of the Withdrawal Agreement… Read More »The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Committee scrutiny
Gibraltar Following the United Kingdom’s (UK) exit from the European Union (EU), much debate was focussed on Northern Ireland’s unique position as part of the… Read More »Gibraltar after the UK’s exit from the EU: A comparison with Northern Ireland
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