Parliamentary approval for military action
The deployment of the Armed Forces is currently a prerogative power. Parliament has no legally established role and the Government is under no legal obligation with respect to its conduct. …
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Middle East
The legal basis for air strikes against Syrian government targets
This paper looks at the general prohibition in international law on the use of force or threat of force directed at other states, and the legal advice on which the …
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Syria and chemical weapons – in brief
The UK, US and France carried out missile strikes against targets in Syria on 14 April 2018. The Prime Minister will make a statement on 16 April. …
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Labour reforms in Qatar
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Labour reforms in Qatar’ is scheduled for Wednesday 14 March 2018 from 4.30-5.30pm. The Member initiating the debate is Alex Norris MP. …
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Syria: what next?
the battle against ISIS in Syria has been largely won, yet the violence may even be getting worse. …
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ISIS/Daesh: what now for the military campaign in Iraq and Syria?
ISIS has lost 98% of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria and in December 2017 the Iraqi government declared military victory over ISIS. The situation in Syria …
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Military detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Military detention of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities’ is scheduled for Wednesday 7 February 2018 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The Member initiating the debate is …
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Proscription of Hezbollah
A Backbench Business Committee debate on Proscription of Hezbollah is scheduled for Thursday 25 January 2018. The debate will be opened by Joan Ryan MP. …
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Lebanon 2018
The resignation of Saad Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister, then his withdrawal of that resignation drew attention to Lebanon’s entanglement with the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for influence in …
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Yemen and the death of Saleh
In December the long-time former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. What does this mean for the Yemen conflict? …
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E-petition 205476 relating to the enslavement of black Africans in Libya
This debate pack has been prepared for the Petitions Committee debate on e-petition 205476 relating to the enslavement of black Africans in Libya, to be held in Westminster Hall on …
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Saudi purge
A massive purge of the Saudi elite raises the question of what comes next in Saudi Arabia …
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Effect of Israeli demolitions on Palestinian communities
This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on the ‘Effect of Israeli demolitions on Palestinian communities’, to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 6 December 2017, from …
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