While the Northern Ireland Legacy Act's immunity provisions are incompatible with the ECHR, the Act's ICRIR is capable of being compliant. Justice Adrian Colton delivered his judgment at the Belfast High Court on February 28, less than six months after the controversial Act received royal assent.
One former British soldier will be prosecuted for the 1972 murder of Patrick McVeigh in Belfast, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service announced - a total of four former British soldiers will face charges for incidents in 1972.