Briefing Paper for the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland

The historic Good Friday Agreement states that the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland must work to ensure that future policing structures and arrangements result in a policing service that "operates within a coherent and co-operative criminal justice system, which conforms with human rights norms." This imperative exemplifies the parties' commitment to a number of basic principles that guide policing in a democratic society, including the protection of life, non-discrimination, and respect for civil liberties and human rights.