Ireland and international law 2018

Cubie, Dug

Ireland and international law 2018

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2020

Authors

Cubie, Dug

Publisher

Hart Publishing

Abstract

The far-reaching effects of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union continued to dominate political and public discourse in Ireland during 2018. Countless meetings, discussions and analyses were undertaken to prepare for the expected exit of the UK, and the impact of Brexit lurked as a shadow over much of the day-to-day work in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. For example, the new policy on foreign affairs, Global Ireland: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025, published in June, explicitly ﬂagged the need for Ireland to expand its range of international partners across Europe and globally. Equally, the government’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2021–22 reﬂected the core policy of multilateralism, as well as recognition of the need to maintain inﬂuence at the highest levels of international politics. However, Brexit did not dominate all activities during 2018. The changing dynamics of Irish emigration, with an increasing number of returning emigrants and broader geographic spread of destination countries prompted a review of the 2015 Global Irish – Ireland’s Diaspora Policy. Likewise, following a review of the Irish Aid programme by the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence in February, the government launched a public consultation to identify priority areas for future international development assistance.

Keywords

Ireland , International law , 2018 , Brexit , Emigration

Citation

Cubie, D. (2020) 'Ireland and international law 2018', Irish Yearbook of International Law, 13, 2018. pp. 135-160.