By Tony O'Riley And Sheila Mckenzie-
University law departments will be put on renewed pressure to submit a presentation of the best alternative to the Irish backstop, and appraise the pros and cons of it.
The law department of a number of elite Universities have been approached to prepare a coherent solution to the backstop. The idea was first presented in January 2019, but came at a time close to first semester exams providing many Universities with a plausible excuse for not participating in solving the nation’s crises. However, with the new term about to begin in September, a number of Universities are being approached by The Eye Of Media.Com, and asked to be counted and provide their own recommendation or assessments of the Irish backstop.
A select team of professionals comprising our thinktank, including writers of this publication spend hours early this week discussing the crisis and the position that should be taken moving forward. It was concluded that it would be a disgrace to the country if our brightest minds in the legal department play no role in a matter that can define the future of the Uk irreversible, positively or negatively. Social worker, Susan Phillips, said:
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”it is very important that those who consider themselves professionally competent and experts in the field of reasoning and analysis, play an important role in the Brexit crisis and take the opportunity of the 30 day deadline to contribute positive ideas forward for the government to consider. It will be very irresponsible of the country to just sit quiet and watch the potential for disaster unfold before them”.
Chris Williamson, a pusher of innovative ideas, said: ”Boris Johnson must have know a long time ago that the option of coming up with a solution to the backstop was available to him. The Eye Of Media has certainly suggested it before, and it is commonsense really. Johnson may have ideas that can work, but the professional world in the Uk, especially those of politics and lawyers should add their opinion to this. This is a very useful exercise that should not be taken lightly”.
A number of lawyers approached have been shy to go on record on a topic this important, but researchers will be spreading their inquiries in the legal world to see just how clear or perplexed lawyers are on the dividing issue of the Irish backstop.
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ONUS
Boris Johnson yesterday agreed that the onus was on Britain to come up with an alternative solution to the backstop, and the British prime minister rose to the challenge which he said he will gladly take. With a tight framework of 30 days, the importance for Britain to get it right cannot be underestimated. Legal experts go beyond law firms and extend to University lecture rooms where supposed experts in the field are based, and train the future lawyers of our generation.
The Irish backstop problem is one that requires full understanding and intelligent solutions. Politicians in Westminster have so far failed to provide one, in the face of constant reminders from this publication that a collective mindset with clever ideas is the way forward. Johnson’s willingness to consider the approach is praiseworthy but his main challenge now is to come up with one which is coherent and passes the general test of feasibility. Universities approached for a presentation includes Newcastle University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Liverpool University, Leeds University, Kings College London .
They will be expected to produce one by the end of September. Spokesmen for both Liverpool and Newcastle University said the task is under consideration and that legal experts in the field will be informed.
STRONG RELATIONSHIP
Oxford University has said that its desired outcome from the Brexit negotiations is ”a continuing strong relationship with the EU, one that will sustain its ability to participate in future EU Framework programes and conduct world-class collaborative research with EU colleagues
host European Research Council grants”. The University also hopes to co-ordinate and host collaborative European projects and infrastructures, and achieve the best retention and recruitment of staff regardless of nationality. This includes recruiting the best students regardless of nationality influence future research agendas.
However, Britain’s top University now faces the same challenge presented to the British government, which is to propose a workable solution to the Brexit crisis dividing the Uk. Their experts are invited to contribute to this crucial moment in the history of British politics and the country altogether.
This article was contributed to by both writers.
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