Letting the past be the past
The pursuit of ‘justice’ for the few should not usurp the need for reconciliation for society as a whole
Northern Ireland Troubles legacy Bill
Forensic advances bring chance of new prosecutions for Guildford and other 1970s IRA bombings
Some investigations will result in arrests for killings 50 years ago, official says, despite unpopular new legacy regime
UK government ordered to hold public inquiry into murder of GAA official by loyalists
Judge finds that UK government remains in breach of a human rights duty to investigate full extent of state collusion in the killing
Body set up to investigate Troubles cases in North registers 85 inquiries
Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information was created by Tory government’s Legacy Act that halted scores of inquests into Troubles deaths
Troubles Legacy Act: repeal commitment from Labour government made in King Charles speech
UK government acknowledges controversial legislation ‘denies justice to families and victims’
There’s too much death: Prospect of an ‘official’ British history of the Troubles is hurtful to families like mine
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
‘It’s a gamble’: Can an official history of British policy during the Troubles really be done?
Nine historians who have agreed to participate in an official or public history of the Troubles have been subjected to a fierce backlash
Legacy: The lesson of history teaches us that it is the powerful who control the story
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
State impunity for British security forces was ‘widespread and systematic’
Norwegian human rights organisation says state forces have to be held to a higher standard than paramilitaries
Police find new Guildford pub bombing evidence but say they will not investigate
Family of soldier killed in bombing told Legacy Act will force investigation to end despite ‘viable line of inquiry’
Will Britain ever hold its own ‘state terrorists’ to account? Don’t hold your breath
It is no surprise to anyone familiar with the Northern Irish conflict that the British state used illegal violence
Troubles legacy legal case: Irish and UK governments may have to agree to disagree for now
Dispute will not aid relations between states but it is unlikely to worsen them as both sides seek to restore Stormont Assembly
UK writes to Irish Government to formally register regret at Troubles legacy legal case
Northern Secretary questions move to challenge contentious UK legislation in European Court of Human Rights
Dublin should have taken more care to avoid a public row with London
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
Prosecutions linked to Troubles crimes should be shelved, says Michael McDowell
Irish Times columnist and former attorney general and minister for justice dismissive of Sinn Féin calls for historical investigations
‘Who actually runs this damn country?’: UK reacts to State’s challenge of Troubles legacy Bill
Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris accuses Government of being ‘misguided’ in taking case to European Court of Human Rights
Legacy Act sees Ireland take UK to court for second time in history
The legal advice is that the UK’s controversial Legacy Act is not compatible with the international human rights legislation
Ireland had ‘no option’ but to take case against UK over Northern Ireland Troubles legacy Act, says Taoiseach
Tánaiste says decision taken ‘after much thought and careful consideration’ as SDLP’s Eastwood describes case as ‘welcome and utterly necessary’
Ireland must ‘urgently’ decide whether to challenge Troubles legacy law before court deadline
Government says legal advice it received from Attorney General is ‘essential contribution to our consideration of next steps’
Decision on ECHR legacy challenge soon, says Tánaiste
The Government has noted the total opposition from all of Northern Ireland’s political parties and victims’ groups to the legislation
UK laws dealing with Troubles legacy face legal challenge in North
Amnesty International calls on Government to ‘stand with victims’ and pursue its own case against law ending Troubles-era prosecutions
Coroners ‘cannot be allocated’ to outstanding Northern Ireland legacy inquests
Judge says he recognises ‘disappointment, upset and anger’ caused to people hoping to find out how loved ones died
Searching for Northern Ireland’s disappeared: ‘As the years went on, it just became life’
What Geoff Knupfer thought would be a two to three-year job in 2005 continued for 18 years until his retirement in March
Dirty Linen: The Troubles in My Home Place – This important, humane book will prove to be a classic
Review: Martin Doyle’s personal, intimate history of the Troubles through the microcosm of his home parish is stunning in its sweep and power
Legal challenge to Troubles legacy Act to be heard over five days in November
British high court receives 20 applications for judicial review from Troubles victims challenging various aspects of the legislation
Relatives of Belturbet bombing urge Government to take interstate case against UK over Troubles legacy Bill
Families’ solicitor warns new British legislation could be used to ‘shut down cases in the South’
North Troubles legacy Act: Legal challenges to laws must be heard in November, judge says
Aspects of the controversial laws include a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences, and a halt to future civil cases and inquests
Northern Ireland minister hints at ‘alternatives’ if no agreement on restoring institutions
Irish Government argues at conference in Boston that unilateral approach by Britain to dealing with legacy issues will not bear fruit
Conference on controversial Troubles legacy law postponed after opposition from victims
Law Society, a ‘vocal opponent’ of the legislation, postpones event while challenges before courts
Family of girl (14) shot dead fear Legacy Act could end hopes of justice
Annette McGavigan was playing with a friend in Derry on September 6th, 1971, when she was shot by the British Army
Council of Europe condemns Troubles legacy Bill and calls for inquests to be expedited
Human rights body urges Britain to speed up inquests before they are terminated by new law
Leo Varadkar and Joe Biden discuss Stormont stasis and NI legacy bill
Belfast High Court hears 16 challenges lodged to controversial laws around Troubles era issues
Varadkar seeks to discuss ‘profoundly wrong’ UK legacy bill with Biden at UN
More legal challenges are lodged by Troubles victims against controversial legislation
Legal challenge lodged in Belfast against Troubles legacy bill
Judicial review proceedings launched on behalf of six bereaved families against contentious legislation
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