Iraq:legal issues at the handover

Documents to download

Iraq: legal issues at the handover. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/59.

Amendments to the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement

Parts of the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement, which underpins nuclear cooperation between the two countries, will expire in December 2024.
Conflict in Ukraine: A Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression

Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, states continue to discuss setting up a tribunal dedicated to prosecuting aggression against Ukraine. This briefing outlines how a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression may be set up, and progress to date.
- Europe
- International law
The cost of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent

Since the acquisition of the UK's first strategic nuclear deterrent in the 1950s, the cost of procuring and maintaining it, and which Government department should finance it, has always been a matter of much debate.