The European Court of Human Rights Ireland has filed a lawsuit against Britain over a new law granting conditional amnesty to ex-soldiers and paramilitaries, he said today. who had been involved in incidents of violence during the multi-year period of unrest (“Troubles”) in Northern Ireland.

The law has been condemned by victims’ families, human rights groups and all major parties on the island of Ireland, including those in favor of union with Britain and Irish nationalist parties. The law came into effect last September.

The Irish government, which filed the appeal on January 17, argues that certain provisions of the law are inconsistent with the European Convention on Human Rights, the ECtHR said in its statement.

Britain stopped prosecutions against those involved in incidents during the “Trouble”saying that they have no chance of success and that an independent body should be created to examine them.

Britain argues that the prosecutions, linked to events that happened up to 55 years ago, are increasingly unlikely to lead to convictions and that legislation should put an end to the conflict.

Announcing its decision to take the British government to court last month, Dublin said it had no choice but to take legal action as London has ruled out any possibility of a political solution.

Britain called the Irish government’s appeal “unnecessary”.

About 3,600 people have been killed in the three-decade conflict between Irish nationalist fighters seeking a united Ireland, pro-British paramilitaries and the British army. The conflict was largely brought to an end with the Good Friday Peace Agreement of 1998.