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Investigations, Prosecutions, and the ‘Public Interest’

This report examines the role that investigations and prosecutions play in the context of the Northern Ireland transition by considering: Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the need for the State to investigate the use of force by state actors such as the police or the army; and the fact that the state will in many cases be investigating acts of violence that were committed by state and non-state actors many years ago.

G. Anthony, L. Moffett, K. McEvoy & L. Mallinder