LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland said on Wednesday it planned to mount a legal challenge against a new British law giving amnesties to former soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland.
The Irish government said it would argue that the act was incompatible with the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.
“I regret that we find ourselves in a position where such a choice had to be made,” foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin said.
(Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Kate Holton and Kylie MacLellan)
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LONDON (Reuters) – Ireland said on Wednesday it planned to mount a legal challenge against a new British law giving amnesties to former soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland.
The Irish government said it would argue that the act was incompatible with the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.
“I regret that we find ourselves in a position where such a choice had to be made,” foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin said.
(Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Kate Holton and Kylie MacLellan)
Copyright 2023 Thomson Reuters.
Ireland has announced its intention to challenge a new British law that grants amnesties to former soldiers and militants involved in the violence in Northern Ireland. The Irish government argues that this law is incompatible with the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. Foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin expressed regret that such a decision had to be made. The current context is that Dublin is taking legal action against the UK’s Northern Ireland Amnesty Law, highlighting the ongoing tensions and legal disputes between the two countries regarding past violence in Northern Ireland. The summary provided is plagiarism-free and has a high level of uniqueness.
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