Law and Order

Selected reading list

Policing in Northern Ireland

• 'Powers of the Police', a chapter from the book Civil Liberties in Northern Ireland, The CAJ Handbook edited by Brice Dickson

• 'Principles for Policing in Northern Ireland: A Discussion Paper' issued by the British government

• See also the section on policing

Bill of Rights

• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). (2001). Consultation Document on a Bill of Rights, (September 2001), [HTML; 385KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).

• Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Bill of Rights Forum Final Report: Recommendations to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 2490KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).

• Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Correction to the Bill of Rights Forum Final Report, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 8KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).

• Bill of Rights Forum (BORF). (2008). Press Release about the Bill of Rights Forum Final Report, (31 March 2008), [PDF; 26KB]. Belfast: Bill of Rights Forum (BORF).

• Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2009). Consultation Paper - A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Next Steps, (30 November 2009), [PDF; 410KB]. Belfast: NIO.

Criminal Justice Review

• Press Release on the publication of the Consultation Paper on the Review of the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland, 27 August 1998

• Review of the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland: A Consultation Paper, 27 August 1998 [PDF FILE 187KB]

• Press Release on the publication of the report of the Criminal Justice Review Group, 15 April 1999

• Progress Report of the Criminal Justice Review Group, 15 April 1999

• Press Release on the publication of the report of the Criminal Justice System Review, 30 March 2000

• 'Review of the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland' the report of the Criminal Justice System Review, 30 March 2000
  See also: The 18 Research Reports produced for the Criminal Justice Review Group

• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 2001 [PDF FILE 247KB]

  • Explanatory Notes for the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 2001 [PDF FILE 369KB]

  • British government's Implementation Plan for the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill, 2001 [PDF FILE 52KB]

  • Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, (24 July 2002) {External_Link}

  • Criminal Justice Review: Implementation Plan Update June 2003 [PDF File; 2047KB]

Extradition

• 'Extradition' in Unsafe Haven: The United States, The IRA and Political Prisoners by Karen McElrath (2000)

Incitement to Hatred

• McVeigh, Robbie. (2018). Incitement to Hatred in Northern Ireland, (Equality Coalition report), (27 April 2018), [PDF; 1242KB]. Belfast: Equality Coalition, CAJ. ... [23613] - [Report]

Independent Reviewer

• Annual Reports (2008-2021) of the Independent Reviewer Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

Prison and Prisoners

• Prison Review Team (PRT). (2011). Review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service: Conditions, management and oversight of all prisons, (24 October 2011), (Owers Report), [PDF; 670KB]. Belfast: PRT.

• Ford, David. (2011). Press Release on behalf of David Ford, then Minister for Justice, on the publication of the report of the Prison Review Team, (24 October 2011). Belfast: Department of Justice.

• 'The State they are Still In. Republican Ex-Prisoners and their families: An Independent Evaluation' by Dr Pete Shirlow (2001)

• 'No Sense of an Ending The effects of long-term imprisonment amongst Republican prisoners and their families', by Ruth Jamieson and Adrian Grounds (2002)

• McCracken, Niall. (2014). 'Catholics more likely to be jailed and to be disciplined behind bars', [PDF; 405KB]. The Detail, 3 March 2014, ... [24125] - [Article]

Prevention Of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts

• Statistics and Research Branch of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO). (2000) Northern Ireland Statistics on the Operation of the Prevention Of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Acts 1974, 1976, 1984 and 1989, [PDF; 209KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).

Restorative Justice

Terrorism Act

• Lyness, D., and Carmichael, M. (2003) Northern Ireland Statistics on the Operation of the Terrorism Act 2000: Annual Statistics 2002, (NIO Research and Statistical Bulletin, 4/2003), [PDF; 132KB]. Belfast: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).

Women

• Feenan, Dermot. (2005). Applications by Women for Silk and Judicial Office in Northern Ireland, (A Report Commissioned by the Commissioner for Judicial Appointments for Northern Ireland), (June 2005), [PDF; 1083KB]. Jordanstown: University of Ulster. ... [24154] - [Report]

List of source documents