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UIN 23236

Defence

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19 January 2016

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22 January 2016 · Answer

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22 January 2016

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Caroline principles are applied to any further targeted killing carried out in self-defence of the UK.

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  1. 19 January 2016

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Caroline principles are applied to any further targeted killing carried out in self-defence of the UK.

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 January 2016

    Answer

    In taking any action in self-defence of the UK, we will take account of well-established principles of self-defence. As the Attorney General pointed out to the Justice Select Committee on 15 September 2015, the Caroline case goes back to the 19th century ...

    Source: Written answer

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