Relatives of two Troubles victims lodge a UKSupremeCourt petition about the legality of the government's legacy proposals
The relatives have called for a supreme court advisory judgement on the lawfulness of the proposals
They lost a case in Belfast earlier this year on the basis it was premature as legislation had not been published.If enacted, the legislation would ban all Troubles-era prosecutions, as well as inquests and civil actions. On Wednesday, a bid to prevent immunity being offered to those who cooperate with Troubles investigationsThe Democratic Unionist Party , Alliance, SDLP and other opposition parties argued it represented a "corruption of justice".
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.
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