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International relations, including relations with territories outside the United Kingdom, the European Union (and their institutions) and other international organisations and extradition , and international development assistance and co-operation, but not— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aa co-operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Garda Síochána with respect to any of the following matters— i transfers, secondments, exchanges or training of officers; ii communications (including liaison and information technology); iii joint investigations; iv disaster planning; b the exercise of legislative powers so far as required for giving effect to any agreement or arrangement entered into— i by a Minister or junior Minister participating, by reason of any provision of section 52A or 52B , in a meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council or the British-Irish Council; or ii by, or in relation to the activities of, any body established for implementing, on the basis mentioned in paragraph 11 of Strand Two of the Belfast Agreement, policies agreed in the North-South Ministerial Council; c observing and implementing international obligations and obligations under the Human Rights Convention . In this paragraph “ the Human Rights Convention ” means the following as they have effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom— a the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950; and b any Protocols to that Convention which have been ratified by the United Kingdom.