Northern Ireland activist launches legal challenge against Brexit

The Northern Ireland human rights activist Raymond McCord launched a legal challenge in the UK High Court in August 2016 against any attempt by the UK Government to leave the European Union, saying it would be in breach of the 1998 peace deal that brought peace to the British province.

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ESO: Background information: Brexit against the wishes of Scotland and Northern Ireland would violate the UK’s constitutional settlement http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-against-the-wishes-of-scotland-and-northern-ireland-would-violate-the-uks-constitutional-settlement/

ESO: Background information: Government response to calls for a border poll [The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in Northern Ireland] http://www.europeansources.info/record/government-response-to-calls-for-a-border-poll-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-northern-ireland/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

BBC News, 11.08.16: Victims campaigner launches legal challenge to Brexit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37051175

Deutsche Welle, 08.10.16: Northern Ireland's courtroom Brexit battles http://dw.com/p/2Qzby

Common Space, 04.10.16: Northern Ireland legal challenge to Brexit heard in Belfast High Court https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/9535/northern-ireland-legal-challenge-brexit-heard-belfast-high-court

BBC News, 08.10.16: Anti-Brexit protests held at six locations on the border http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37595774

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