Avoiding the Legacy of Impunity - Ireland lodges a new Inter-State case against the UK at the ECtHR over amnesty legislation ending investigations into the Northern Ireland conflict

Avoiding the Legacy of Impunity - Ireland lodges a new Inter-State case against the UK at the ECtHR over amnesty legislation ending investigations into the Northern Ireland conflict Holder, Daniel Author aut Forde, Andrew Author aut Text xx# 2023 Verfassungsblog 2023-12-21 eng This week for the second time in history the Irish Government has announced its intention to lodge an Inter-State application against the United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The Irish government argues that the Northern Ireland Troubles (Reconciliation and Legacy) Act 2023 which was enacted in September 2023 and provides an extensive conditional amnesty is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 Holder, Daniel Amnestie Belfast Agreement (1998 April 10) European Court of Human Rights Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Good Friday Agreement Inter-State application Northern Ireland conflict Stormont House Agreement Amnestie Belfast Agreement (1998 April 10) Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/avoiding-the-legacy-of-impunity/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/fb4267c7ee6981aa 231221 10.59704/fb4267c7ee6981aa Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)