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Tory minister 'can't rule out consequences' over Ireland suing UK Government

Consequences for UK-Irish relations cannot be ruled out because of legal action over the Troubles Legacy Bill, a Northern Ireland Office minister…

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Ireland Takes UK To European Court Over 'Troubles' Amnesty Law

Ireland announced legal action Wednesday against the UK government in the European Court of Human Rights over a law granting immunity to combatants in the Northern Ireland conflict.

International Business Times

Sunak hits out at Irish plan to sue UK in ECHR for blocking Troubles probes

Legal action risks reigniting Tory war over the Strasbourg court – as UK accuses Dublin of hypocrisy

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Ireland to launch legal action against UK over Troubles amnesty law

Ireland to argue that aspects of the UK law are incompatible with obligations under European Convention on Human Rights.

Al Jazeera

Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill

Ireland’s government says it will take legal action against British authorities over a controversial law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offenses committed during three decades of sectarian violence

The Independent UK

'Troubles' lawsuit by Ireland sets up new UK clash with ECHR court

All parties in Northern Ireland also oppose UK's 'extreme' bid to stop prosecutions from era of unrest

Evening Standard

The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 10 – Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

This unforgettable history of the Troubles is the documentary series of the year. The astonishing, soul-baring interviews are both a warning call, and a beacon of hope

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Legacy Act has retraumatised Troubles victims, legal challenge hears

Belfast High Court is hearing a legal challenge to the Government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the NI Troubles.

The Independent UK

Legal challenge to laws dealing with legacy of Troubles to begin

High Court judge Mr Justice Colton will hear the case at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.

The Independent UK

New law sidesteps British culpability in Northern Ireland's Troubles

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act became law in the United Kingdom on Sept. 18. It is an attempt to resolve the many open investigations into murders committed during the 30-year armed conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

The Conversation

Mike Arron obituary

Other lives: Manchester-based press photographer who covered many major news stories, from the Aberfan disaster to the troubles in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Operation Kenova report ‘ready for publication’, says new police chief

Jon Boutcher led the investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

The Independent UK

Feargal Sharkey praised for ‘powerful’ Israel-Palestine speech on Have I Got News for You

Comments made by the musician and activist, who grew up during the Troubles, are being lauded by panel show’s viewer as ‘eloquent’, ‘informed’ and ‘worth listening to’

The Independent UK

Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.

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Olympic champion Mary Peters: ‘I feel the terrible loss of life in the name of sport’

The former pentathlon gold medallist tells Donald McRae of the death threat and horror of Munich 1972, the Troubles, and promoting Belfast

The Independent UK

Legacy Act will allow soldiers’ families to seek answers, says lawyer

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act received royal assent earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Legacy laws legal challenge must be heard in November, judge says

A number of relatives of Troubles victims gathered at the High Court in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Legacy Act has sparked 16 legal challenges so far, court told

The families of a number of Troubles victims and legal representatives gathered at Belfast High Court on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Series of legal challenges to Legacy Act to be mentioned at Belfast High Court

A number of judicial review challenges are being taken by relatives of people killed in Northern Ireland’s Troubles

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris calls on Irish government to support new legacy body

The Government’s controversial legacy Bill received royal assent on Monday.

The Independent UK

Families of Troubles victims launch legal challenges to Legacy Bill

The families have lodged judicial review proceedings challenging its compatibility with international human rights standards.

The Independent UK

Troubles body ‘carefully’ selected former top police officer as new commissioner

Peter Sheridan is to become commissioner for investigations at the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

The Independent UK

Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland 'Troubles' violence

Britain's Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence in Northern Ireland to rest

Al Jazeera

‘Shut it all down’: UK legacy bill threatens Troubles-era atrocity inquests

Al Jazeera speaks to families who may not get justice after the UK adopts bill shutting down the Troubles inquests.

The Conversation

Amnesty for Troubles-related crimes to become law – why many people in Northern Ireland oppose the bill

The UK government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (legacy and reconciliation) bill – which has faced near universal opposition in Northern Ireland – has passed the House of Commons. The Commons rejected the latest Lords’ amendments, paving the way for the controversial bill to receive royal assent and become law in the…

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