Parliamentarians and other commentators routinely assert that UK withdrawal from the ECHR would somehow breach – or undermine – the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.  This report shows that the Belfast Agreement does not require either the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland to remain a party to the ECHR.  Each state has the same right under Article 58 of the ECHR to withdraw from the Convention, a right under international law that is not qualified in any way by the Belfast Agreement.  UK withdrawal from the ECHR would not constitute a breach of the Belfast Agreement.

The launch of this report was covered by:

• The Times
• BBC
• The Telegraph
• The Guardian
• The Sun
• The Daily Mail (1)
• The Daily Mail (2)
• The Standard
• The Express
• The Independent
• The i Paper
• The Spectator
• POLITICO’s London Playbook
• Guido Fawkes
• GB News
• LBC
• Belfast News Letter (1)
• Belfast News Letter (2)
• Belfast News Letter (3)
• The Law Society Gazette
• Belfast Telegraph
• The Irish News