Injustice of the Legal Act has been compounded by the knowledge that nine historians will participate in this project, apparently oblivious to the trauma of families
Northern Ireland Troubles legacy Bill
Nine historians who have agreed to participate in an official or public history of the Troubles have been subjected to a fierce backlash
Due to the controversial Legacy Act, which came into effect on May 1st, an inquest into any tragedy which took place during the Troubles can no longer take place in the North
Norwegian human rights organisation says state forces have to be held to a higher standard than paramilitaries
Family of soldier killed in bombing told Legacy Act will force investigation to end despite ‘viable line of inquiry’
It is no surprise to anyone familiar with the Northern Irish conflict that the British state used illegal violence
Dispute will not aid relations between states but it is unlikely to worsen them as both sides seek to restore Stormont Assembly
Northern Secretary questions move to challenge contentious UK legislation in European Court of Human Rights
The Government could have warned London privately of its intentions to take an inter-state case against the Troubles Legacy Act - which raises the question of whether the subsequent argument was staged, or played up for certain audiences
Irish Times columnist and former attorney general and minister for justice dismissive of Sinn Féin calls for historical investigations
Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris accuses Government of being ‘misguided’ in taking case to European Court of Human Rights
The legal advice is that the UK’s controversial Legacy Act is not compatible with the international human rights legislation
Tánaiste says decision taken ‘after much thought and careful consideration’ as SDLP’s Eastwood describes case as ‘welcome and utterly necessary’
Government says legal advice it received from Attorney General is ‘essential contribution to our consideration of next steps’
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