More than 130 lawyers and legal academics, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), wrote to the prime minister on 15 September 2026 [1] that the sanctions on Israeli settlements announced on 8 September [2] fall far short of Britain’s obligations under … Continue reading →
In his statement to Parliament on 8 September 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that the UK will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, working together with a wider group of countries. Jane Kinninmont, CEO of UNA-UK, said: The … Continue reading →
On 12 November 2024, UK Professor Nizam Mamode described to the UK Government’s International Development Committee his heart-rending observations of the frequent and deliberate murder of women and children, some as young as three, by Israeli drones in Southern Gaza … Continue reading →
According to the Public Law Project [1], the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill [2] disables important human rights safeguards by disapplying most of the Human Rights Act 1998 and requiring domestic judges to disregard international law and interim … Continue reading →
The Illegal Migration Bill, which has been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection, … Continue reading →
Origin of the Committee On 7 December 2022, following increasing parliamentary interest and the work of a group of committed parliamentarians, the House of Lords Liaison Committee recommended the creation of a Special Committee on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in … Continue reading →
On 4 July 2019 the House of Commons debated assisted dying with the aim of considering the functioning of the existing law relating to assisted dying. Nick Boles who proposed the debate hopes that more people will change their minds … Continue reading →
The House of Commons discussed an amendment to the Children Act 1989 covering Female Genital Mutilation. It was given its third reading from 19:35 – 22:00 on 11 March 2019. A video is shown below. A full transcript of the debate … Continue reading →
On 28 February the House of Commons discussed the UK’s progress towards net zero carbon emissions. The debate was the first that parliament had held on this subject since 2016 and was prompted by the Youth Strike for Climate in … Continue reading →