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Proceeding contribution from Lord Elystan-Morgan (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya.


Libya

My Lords, does the Minister agree that, if Gaddafi were to disappear from the scene tomorrow, he would leave behind him a non-functional community, and no continued imposition of a no-fly zone would of itself give any real protection at all to that community? In the circumstances, does he agree that the temptation may be very great for land forces to be used to bring about that very result? Will he endorse something that I think he has already touched on, in so far as Her Majesty's Government’s interpretation of the relevant resolution is concerned—after all it is a political and not a judicial decision—that he would abjure completely the possibility of land troops being used?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
726 c468 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Demonstrations Armed conflict Human rights EU action International Criminal Court Politics and government Travel restrictions Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Civil disorder Libya Military intervention UN Security Council UN Human Rights Council Gaddafi, Muammar Freezing of assets
Link
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