Sinn Fein had challenged the flag order rejected by a Supreme Court judge on 4 October 2001.1 “Good Friday Agreement – Symbols and Emblems”, BBC News, accessed 7 February 2013, www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/culture/symbols2. Under that agreement, the British and Irish Governments undertook to hold referendums in Northern Ireland and the Republic on 22 May 1998 respectively. The referendum in Northern Ireland is expected to endorse the agreement reached in the multi-party negotiations. The purpose of the referendum on the Republic of Ireland was to approve the BRITANNICO-Irish Agreement and to facilitate the amendment of the Constitution of Ireland in accordance with the Agreement. Under the agreement, it was proposed to build on the existing British-Irish interparliamentary body. Prior to the agreement, the body consisted solely of parliamentarians from the British and Irish parliaments. In 2001, as proposed in the agreement, it was extended to parliamentarians from all members of the British-Irish Council. As regards the promotion of equality in the workplace, the Northern Ireland Act (1998) also provided for the establishment of the Equality Commission, which began its work on 1 September 1999.1 “The Good Friday Agreement: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland”, BBC News, May 2006, accessed 21 January 2013, www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/equality/equality. A copy of the agreement was sent to every house in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland so that people could read it before a referendum was held if they could vote on it.

Both views were recognized as legitimate. For the first time, the Irish government has agreed in a binding international agreement that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. [9] The Irish Constitution has also been amended to implicitly recognise Northern Ireland as part of the territory of the United Kingdom,[7] subject to the consent of the majority of the population of the island`s two jurisdictions to a united Ireland. On the other hand, the wording of the agreement reflects a change in the legal orientation of the United Kingdom from one for the Union to one for a united Ireland. [9] The agreement therefore left open the question of future sovereignty over Northern Ireland. [10] The British Army suspended operations in Northern Ireland from 1 August 2007, ending a 38-year presence in Northern Ireland. This decision reduced the size of British troops to 5,000, which was compatible with a normal peaceful society, as proposed in the peace agreement.1 The Independent Oversight Commission also confirmed the reductions of British troops in Northern Ireland.2 The agreement was approved by voters on the island of Ireland in two referendums on 22 May 1998. In Northern Ireland, in the 1998 referendum on the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, voters were asked if they supported the multi-party agreement. In the Republic of Ireland, voters were asked whether they would allow the state to sign the agreement and allow the necessary constitutional amendments (Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland) to facilitate it. People in both jurisdictions had to approve the agreement to bring it into effect.

In view of the transitional provisions of the Agreement, it is also important to note that elections to the Assembly took place in July 1998, well before the northern Ireland Act was passed. 1. Participants recognize that policing is a central issue in any society. They also recognise that the history of deep divisions in Northern Ireland has made it very moving, with serious injuries and casualties to many individuals and their families, including those of the RUC and other officials. They believe the agreement offers the possibility of a fresh start in policing in Northern Ireland with a police service capable of winning and maintaining the support of the community as a whole. They also believe that this agreement offers a unique opportunity to create a new political dispensation that recognises the full and equal legitimacy and value of the identities, sense of loyalty and ethics of all parts of the community in Northern Ireland. They believe that this opportunity should influence and support the development of a representative of the police service in relation to the composition of the community as a whole, which should be systematically disarmed in a peaceful environment. Agreement on administrative support to the Citizens` Forum and establishment of guidelines for the selection of representatives of the Citizens` Forum.

On Friday, April 10, 1998, at 5:30 p.m.m., an American politician named George Mitchell, who chaired the talks, said: “I am pleased to inform you that the two governments and the political parties of Northern Ireland have reached an agreement.” On the 11th. In January 2020, based on the New Decade Agreement and New Approach, the Executive and Assembly were re-established, with the participation of Northern Ireland`s five main political parties. On 17 August 2001, Foreign Minister John Reid issued a 75-page police plan on the implementation of the patten Commission`s recommendations. The plan included detailed progress in the areas of the ombudsman, the appointment of a supervisory officer, the reduction of the size of the police, and the selection of new employees on a 50:50 basis. A new police committee was set up in September. On 4 November 2001, the Royal Ulster Constabulary changed its name to the Northern Ireland Police Service. On 12 December, the Police Commission also amended a badge for the new service and an emblem.1 “Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland”, recovered on 29 December. January 2013, www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/policing/commissi. In the Good Friday Agreement, the British Government committed to reducing the number and role of forces stationed in Northern Ireland and to eliminating security facilities and emergency powers in Northern Ireland. At the time the peace agreement was signed in April, about 17,200 British troops were deployed, increasing by 800 during the March season in Northern Ireland in July.1 However, the size of the troops was reduced to 15,000 by the end of the year.2 However, the demobilization of more British troops from Northern Ireland was conditional on improving the security situation in Northern Ireland.

It has been reported that routine military patrols have decreased significantly and that many security and observation posts have been vacated since the signing of the agreement.3 “The Good Friday Agreement — Security,” BBC News, May 2006, accessed January 31, 2013, www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/policing/security. The Good Friday Agreement provided for the establishment of the Independent International Commission on Dismantling (ICIC) to monitor, review and consider the complete disarmament of all paramilitary organizations. The deadline for the completion of disarmament was May 2000. The Northern Ireland Weapons Dismantling Act 1997, which received Royal Assent on 27 February 1997, contained in section 7 a provision on the establishment of an independent dismantling commission. The law was promulgated before the agreement was signed in 1998. As a result, the Independent International Decommissioning Commission was established at the signing of the agreement and headed by Canadian General John de Chastelain.1 However, disarmament did not begin in 1998. Unionists and Republicans differed in interpreting the wording of the dismantling, as Republicans claimed that they had no formal ties to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and were therefore unable to influence the IRA. .