article_snippet: Last night Ministry of Defence Defence said The families of Iraqi soldiers killed by British troops were ‘concerned’ the European Court of Human Rights Act had taken such ‘an expansive view of the ECHR jurisdiction’ and would take the case to the European Court of Human Rights Act.
article_snippet: I believe that these very lawyers have serious questions to answer about the abuse of the UK’s willingness to investigate such claims for personal gain and to that effect these very lawyers credibility and motivation must be questioned.
article_snippet: Colonel Tim Collins, former commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, (centre) said the lawyers that have put forward the ruling have 'serious questions to answer' Under the ECHR, the state has a duty to investigate allegations of wrongdoing.
article_snippet: He (Justice Legatt) has ruled that in respect of all the 1,200 plus judicial review cases He is dealing with, all of the following stations are within the jurisdiction of the ECHR.
article_snippet: An MoD spokesman said: ‘While the court has rejected all but one of Public Interest Lawyers’ attempts to expand our investigative obligations, our are concerned that the court has taken such an expansive view of ECHR jurisdiction.
article_snippet: We will therefore be seeking leave to appeal the jurisdiction issues to the court.
article_snippet: A PIL spokesman said: ‘This is a very important judgment clarifying the application of the ECHR not just to Iraq personnel in Iraq but for future international peacekeeping operations and situations of armed conflict involving UK.
highlights_snippet: Ministry of Defence is 'concerned' and will take the case to appeals court .
  
highlights_snippet: Under the ECHR, state has a duty to investigate allegations of wrongdoing .