European court shies away from torture finding in ‘hooded men’ case
Analysis: Asking ECHR to revisit judgment it made decades ago raised difficulties
The European Court of Human Rights has said new evidence provided by Ireland does not justify altering a 1978 judgment about inhuman treatment of detainees in Northern Ireland.
The “hooded men” case taken by Ireland against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) was important not just because it involved claims of torture by state agents, but also because it was a case taken by one state against another.