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Much strange discussion has been had.
It begins with a lesson in International Law, notably the UK obligation to commitments made in International Law, specifically to THE Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
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It begins with a lesson in International Law, notably the UK obligation to commitments made in International Law, specifically to THE Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
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UK delegates have been "told forcefully"
A breach is also a breaking of the commitment to the people of Northern Ireland within strands 2 and 3.
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A breach is also a breaking of the commitment to the people of Northern Ireland within strands 2 and 3.
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It has been explained (again) Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties declares that states cannot invoke domestic law as a basis for failure to undertake the obligations of a treaty.
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The conversation is not amicable.
UK has said
" We remain fully committed to the Belfast Agreement and its successors"
Not the EU partners, not Ireland , not the Stormont Assembly, not the USA ...
Nobody has any idea of what "successors" to the Treaty means .
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UK has said
" We remain fully committed to the Belfast Agreement and its successors"
Not the EU partners, not Ireland , not the Stormont Assembly, not the USA ...
Nobody has any idea of what "successors" to the Treaty means .
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Is the GB government flying solo again ?
The consensus in Washington is that kite won't fly.
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The consensus in Washington is that kite won't fly.
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