United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12563
Armed Forces: Human Rights
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20 October 2015
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28 October 2015 · Answer
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Defence
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28 October 2015
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) UN membership of the European Convention on Human Rights and (b) other human rights measures do not adversely affect the ability of service personnel to discharge th
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20 October 2015
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) UN membership of the European Convention on Human Rights and (b) other human rights measures do not adversely affect the ability of service personnel to discharge th
Source: Commons
28 October 2015
Answer
The Government is committed to upholding civilised standards in armed conflicts, and our view is that international humanitarian law, as embodied in the Geneva Conventions, set those standards. We are concerned that legal developments have the potential t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-10-20/12563
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/422577
- uk · wq-422577 · source updated 28 October 2015