The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act became law in the United Kingdom on Sept. 18. It is an attempt to resolve the many open investigations into murders committed during the 30-year armed conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
The new law calls for setting up an independent commission to deal with the hundreds of killings that remain unsolved to this day. It would offer conditional amnesty to those who co-operate with the commission’s investigations.
