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Separately, the government accepted a Labour and DUP amendment to exclude those who committed sexual offences during the Troubles from gaining amnesty from prosecution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawyers for Ms Burns and Mr McCready want the supreme court to take “the unusual step” of giving an advisory judgement on the constitutionality and lawfulness of the proposals before the bill is enacted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Among their arguments is that the proposals contravene the government’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Burns said: “An advisory judgment from the supreme court could not be more important at the minute to educate parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“If we wait until this bill becomes law it will be too late.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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