Hillsborough Castle Agreement
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The Hillsborough Castle Agreement is a 2010 political accord that advanced Northern Ireland’s peace process by resolving key disputes over policing, justice, and the operation of the power-sharing government.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental agreement
ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ political agreement ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
advance Northern Ireland peace process
ⓘ
resolve disputes over policing and justice ⓘ stabilise power-sharing institutions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hillsborough Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hillsborough Castle deal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokeredBy |
Brian Cowen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | post-Good Friday Agreement settlement ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2010-02-05 ⓘ |
| follows | St Andrews Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPartySignatory |
Democratic Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Northern Ireland Assembly legislation ⓘ |
| implementedIn | United Kingdom law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hillsborough, County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
Government of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Ireland peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | power-sharing between unionist and nationalist parties ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Good Friday Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Andrews Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
agreement on timetable for devolution of policing and justice
ⓘ
creation of working group on parades ⓘ restoration of stability to Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ |
| signatory |
Democratic Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAt | Hillsborough Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
devolution of policing and justice powers
ⓘ
operation of power-sharing government ⓘ parades and public order issues ⓘ |
| topic |
criminal justice
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ parading disputes ⓘ policing ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
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