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Evolution of the Human Rights Language in the Good Friday Agreement

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Human Rights Wording

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[Editor's Note: This version of the human rights language was published as part of the Good Friday Agreement.]

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Joint Declaration: Draft 2 – October 1991

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: First Irish Government Draft – December 1991

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: Sinn Féin Draft – February 1992

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD5 – June 1992

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD6 – 6 June 1993

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD8 – 24 September 1993

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD11 – 8th October 1993

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Enumeration of Rights

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[Editor's Note: This version of the enumeration of rights was published as part of the human rights section of the Good Friday Agreement.]

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Combat Magazine Article – November 1993

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[Editor's Note: At this point, the human rights bullet points enumerated in the 'Combat' article were worked up into the 'Magee list', and proposed as an Irish Government amendment to the Joint Declaration.]

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Joint Declaration: JD14 – November 1993 (Annotated)

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD15 Butler/Nally – 7th December 1993

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD15B – 9 December 1993 (Annotated 13 December 1993)

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD15C as Amended [JD16] – 13 December 1993

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Joint Declaration: JD20 Final Version – 15 December 1993 (Annotated 17 December 1993)

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[Editor's Note: This version of the document (without the annotations) was published and became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Framework Agreement – 22 February 1995

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[Editor's Note: This version of the text was published and became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Propositions on Heads of Agreement – 12 January 1998

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[Editor's Note: This document was explicitly presented as a summary rather than a detailed series of proposals: the language supplements earlier formulations rather than replacing it.]

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Mitchell Draft – 6/7 April 1998

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Mitchell Draft as Annotated by the NIWC – [7] April 1998

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[Editor's Note: This draft was not accepted in its entirety, but it became the working version of the human rights text.]

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Good Friday Agreement – 10 April 1998

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[Editor's Note: This version of the text was agreed to and published as the Human Rights section of the Good Friday Agreement.]