Skip to main content

Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 18 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UN Security Council Resolution (Libya).


UN Security Council Resolution (Libya)

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point about cluster munitions. We do not use those munitions and we do not believe that others should either. On the Russian abstention, and indeed the Chinese abstention, all I would observe is that this is, in many ways, quite a welcome step forward. We are talking here about a very tough resolution on what has happened in another country where people are being brutalised. In years gone by, we might have expected to see Security Council vetoes. The fact that we have not is a very positive step forward for international law, for international right, and for the future of our world.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c626-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Demonstrations Armed conflict Human rights Humanitarian aid Politics and government Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Civil disorder Libya Military intervention UN Security Council League of Arab States Gaddafi, Muammar Ceasefires
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk