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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Amnestie
• Belfast Agreement (1998 April 10)
• European Court of Human Rights
• Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg
• Good Friday Agreement
• Inter-State application