Professor Tobias Lock gave evidence at the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights on 18 June.

Prof Tobias Lock
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 13:00

Professor Tobias Lock gave evidence at the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights on 18 June. He spoke about ways of incorporating human rights at the devolved level in the United Kingdom, which is under consideration by the Committee. Professor Lock drew on  his experience as a member of the Scottish First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership and reported on the findings of that group. He also answered questions by Committee members concerning different types of human rights, constitutional limitations for the Northern Ireland Assembly as well as their judicial reviewability. A video of the evidence session can be found here: https://niassembly.tv/ad-hoc-committee-on-a-bill-of-rights-meeting-thursday-18-june-2020/ . Professor Lock’s written evidence to the Committee can be accessed here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-business/committees/2017-2022/ad-hoc-committee-on-a-bill-of-rights/written-briefings/tobias-lock-professor-of-law-at-maynooth-university/