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Mar
Ireland v. United Kingdom (Again): The UK’s 1977 “Five Techniques” Undertaking and the Legacy Act
[William Worster has taught public international law, the law of international organizations and international migration and refugee law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences for more than seventeen years] Introduction In February 1977, at the climax of Ireland v. United Kingdom, the UK Attorney-General stood before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and gave an “unqualified undertaking” that the so-called “five techniques” – wall-standing, hooding,...