United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 23242
Defence
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20 January 2016
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28 January 2016 · Answer
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Defence
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28 January 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what working definition of imminence his Department uses in the application of article 51 of the UN Charter.
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20 January 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what working definition of imminence his Department uses in the application of article 51 of the UN Charter.
Source: Commons
28 January 2016
Answer
It has long been the position of successive UK Governments that "the inherent right of self-defence", as recognised in Article 51 of the UN Charter, does not require a State to wait until an armed attack is actually under way before it can lawfu...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-01-20/23242
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/446274
- uk · wq-446274 · source updated 28 January 2016