| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Couso Salas, J.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Grace, Ruth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-21T00:01:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-21T00:01:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/48163 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Government of the United Kingdom has introduced the controversial 'Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023', which purports to encourage reconcilliation in the region as it relates to the violent time period commonly referred to as 'The Troubles'. It seeks to cease criminal judicial proceedings, replacing these functions with an independent investigatory panel, who may offer immunity to perpetrators of violent crimes if they cooperate. The legislation has been opposed by victims and their families, international human rights organisations and political parties in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Irish Government filed an application to the European Court of Human rights, challenging the compatibility of the new act with established legal standards, with this thesis focusing especially on whether the United Kingdom has breached rights related to Article 2 of the Convention, regarding the Right to Life. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.language.iso | EN | |
| dc.subject | This thesis questions whether the Northern Ireland Troubles Act insofar as it concerns immunity and the cessation of criminal proceedings, is compatiable with a state's obligation to carry out effective investigations into deaths as an essential component of the right to life under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | |
| dc.title | Legacy and Reconciliation:
The Pursuit of Justice and Peace in Northern Ireland, a Post Conflict Society | |
| dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Troubles Act; The Troubles; European Court of Human Rights; European Convention of Human Rights; Article 2; The Right to Life; Effective Investigations into Deaths; Amnesties; Immunities; Cessation of Criminal Proceedings; Transitional Justice | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Public International Law | |
| dc.thesis.id | 41172 | |
