Human Rights Violations Due to Armed Conflict in Ireland

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Background......................................................................................................................................4
Thesis Statement..............................................................................................................................5
Aims and Objectives........................................................................................................................5
Research Questions..........................................................................................................................6
Significance of the study.................................................................................................................6
Scope of the Study...........................................................................................................................6
Literature Review............................................................................................................................7
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................8
Data collection method................................................................................................................8
Phase one [1-6 months]...............................................................................................................8
Phase 2 [6-12 months].................................................................................................................9
Analysis.........................................................................................................................................10
Methods to tackle the problem......................................................................................................10
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................11

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Abstract
The political violence prevalent in the Northern Ireland since 1921 has had a serious impact on
the nation and its nationals in the form of human rights violations. The impact of conflict, which
took place in the form of armed conflict, verbal threats and abuses and contravention of right to
life has been most significant. The establishment of the Good Friday Agreement 1998 includes
constitutional framework and minimal human rights that has been incorporated to safeguard the
human rights in Ireland. Nevertheless, the inefficacy of the legal framework has resulted in
human rights violations which requires to be strengthened in order to implement the human
rights and other relevant provisions into the country.

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Introduction
In the context of international law, states have an obligation to safeguard its nationals
against any atrocities based on the international human right standards that are conferred upon
the state to comply with the “Responsibility to Protect” obligation. The human rights advocacy
has not only affirmed that states must observe human rights standards but have also assured that
in the event of failure on part of state governments, the international community shall also
collectively undertake actions to ensure compliance with such obligations. It is a well-known fact
that armed conflict is an area, which influences human rights violations significantly.
Subsequently, over the past decades, the experts have been concentrating on the development of
instruments that aims at eliminating the human sufferings during conflict and war (Solis 2016).
This research proposal shall also discuss about the national as well as international
interventions in attempting to deter armed conflicts that is resulting in human rights violation.
Although several nations experience human rights violation in some form or the other, this
proposal shall focus on the human rights violations due to armed conflicts in Ireland ( Vincent
2017). This is because human rights, human rights abuses have been a fundamental part of the
Northern Ireland agenda as the communities are continued to be deprived of human rights for
decades striving to attain equality on all sides.
Background
Over the past few decades, rebels, diplomats, journalists and demonstrators refer to
human rights law in the event of armed conflicts. The international legal framework for human
rights includes UN Security Council Resolutions, General Assembly, the Commission on