Written question asked by Lord Kennet (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 February 1999. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Thursday, 18 February 1999.

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question: In respect of the proposal made by the United States delegation to the most recent plenary meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly (in the context of NATO actions out of area), that member states should be required to act merely "in the spirit" of international instruments such as the United Nations Charter, United Nations Security Council Resolutions and Resolution of the North Atlantic Council, instead of in accordance with them: (a) Whether they support this proposal; (b) when they would expect to judge whether actions "in the spirit" of such instruments; and (c) whether they intend to introduce this concept into the domestic law of the UK. [HL 923].

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