Words are fought over in Nortern Ireland. Getting every party to the conflict to subscribe to a significant collection of them is an astounding achievement. Thus, I feel it is important to lay out those words here even though ryano has included an excellent summary of the main points above.
The principles laid out in the Good Friday agreement still provide the most powerful impetus to peace in that troubled land.
The Good Friday Agreement
Agreement reached in all-party negotiations
Table of Contents
- Declaration of Support
- Constitutional Issues
Annex A: Draft clauses/Schedules for Incorportation in British Legislation
Annex B: Irish Government Draft Legislation
- Strand One
Democratic Institutions in Northern Ireland
- Strand Two
North/South Ministerial Council
- Strand Three
British-Irish Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
- Rights, Safeguards and Equality of Opportunity
Human Rights
United Kingdom Legislation
New Institutions in Northern Ireland
Comparable Steps by the Irish Government
A Joint Committee
Reconciliation and Victims of Violence
Econmomic, Social and Cultural Issues
- Decommissioning
- Security
- Policing and Justice
Annex A: Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
Annex b: Review of the Criminal Justice System
- Prisoners
- Validation, Implementation and Review
Validation and Implementation
Review procedures following Implementation
Annex: Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland.
I will bold each heading when that section has been written