Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2005. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2005.

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Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question

Whether they will commit themselves to the emerging norm, as set out by the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, that "there is a collective responsibility to protect, exercisable by the United Nations Security Council authorising military interventions as a last resort, in the event of genocide and other large-scale killing, ethnic cleansing or serious violations of humanitarian law which sovereign governments have proved powerless or unwilling to prevent"; and, if so, by what action. [HL 1406].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

670 c56WA; HL 1406

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Crimes against humanity Human rights Genocide UN resolutions UN Security Council