Tag Archives: Northern Ireland Protocol

Challenging implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 9th June 2022 by admin

Since we’re back in a hotter phase of the NIP rhetoric cycle, it’s useful to revisit various points. None of it’s new and I’ve shared all the content below with you before, but apparently that’s not got through to everyone. … Continue reading →

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A problem for 2024? Consent in the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 14th April 2022 by admin

Given the amount of political anguish caused already by the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP) since its conception during the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) talks, it might seem odd to write today about one provision that can’t be used until late 2024 … Continue reading →

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A new year of Brexiting

Posted on 13th January 2022 by admin

The arrival of 2022 has brought both continuity and change to the UK’s relationship with the EU. The resignation of Lord Frost in December has precipitated a major reorganisation (possibly still on-going) of the government’s management of EU and Brexit … Continue reading →

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Making sense of the UK’s approach to the Protocol

Posted on 21st October 2021 by admin

Just a short post this week, since I already wrote about this in a Twitter thread earlier in the week: The thread was an attempt to make sense of what the UK is doing and whether it might work. As … Continue reading →

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Reworking the Protocol, or just trying to make it work?

Posted on 14th October 2021 by admin

This week has seen the full return of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol to political agendas, after a lull during the UK’s party political conference season. Last night saw the publication of the Commission’s extensive proposals on enabling the implementation of … Continue reading →

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Legal options for changing the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 28th July 2021 by admin

As a parting gift before a summer break, I’ve pulled together the various legal pathways currently available to changing the Protocol. This is based on the text of the Protocol/Withdrawal Agreement itself, plus a bit of customary international law, and … Continue reading →

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tl;dr – The UK’s Command Paper on the Northern Ireland Protocol

Posted on 21st July 2021 by admin

The publication on 21 July of the UK government’s Command Paper came just before the end of the Parliamentary session. Flagged for several weeks, it was presented as the culmination of a long push to secure changes to the Northern … Continue reading →

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