Description
The ruling from the UK Supreme Court in Re Dillon and Ors was handed down on Thursday 7 May. This seminar offered crucial analysis and insights on its implications and what next, looking at issues legacy issuesand Article 2 of Windsor Framework/Protocol.AGENDA
9:45 Tea and coffee available.
10:00 Welcome: Professor Siobhán Wills, Director of the Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University.
10:05 Opening: Chair – Patricia McKeown, Regional Secretary, UNISON NI.
10:10 Panel 1: Article 2 Windsor Framework.
Panel Chair: Dr. Sarah Craig, School of Law, Ulster University.
Professor Colin Murray, Newcastle University: Pushing Back Against Dillon.
Sinead Marmion, Partner, Phoenix Law: Immigration cases in NI post-Dillon.
Professor Chris McCrudden, Queen’s University Belfast: Reading Dillon.
11:10 Q&A
11:30 BREAK (tea and coffee available).
11:45 Panel 2: ECHR and Legacy.
Panel Chair: Patricia McKeown, Regional Secretary, UNISON NI.
Gráinne Teggart, Amnesty International Deputy Director for NI: Legacy: Dillon and Ors judgment and the Troubles Bill.
Professor Rory O’Connell, Ulster University: Dillon, Legacy and the Convention Rights.
Daniel Holder, Director CAJ: After Dillon: What next for victims?
12:35 Q&A
12:50 Close: Chair – Patricia McKeown, Regional Secretary, UNISON NI.
The event was organised by the Transitional Justice Institute, Committee on the Administration of Justice, Equality Coalition, Amnesty International. Approximately 90 people, including representatives from the public sector, civil society and students attended in-person and 50 attended online.
| Period | 3 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | BelfastShow on map |