It's feared the new Troubles Legacy Bill in Northern Ireland will negatively impact on victims' attempts to get compensation from the British Government. A new report from researchers at Queen's University has has found that most victims of the Troubles were inadequately compensated for the death of their loved one.
The research shows some victims' families received as little as 43 pounds to bury a murdered family member. Dr Kevin Hearty from the School of Law at Queen's says a huge amount of disrespect was shown to working class people who attempted to seek redress.
"The case that was heard before that involved the owner of a prized greyhound," he continued. "That owner was awarded £700 compensation. So, there we have a system that' premised on inequality and judicial discretion that values - if you look objectively at the numbers - the life of a prized greyhound twice as much as it does the life of a working class father and husband."
