Genocide Determination Bill [HL]

Lords bill Private Members' Bill (Lords ballot) 2024-25

A Private Members' Bill introduced in the House of Lords through ballot. Some Lords PMBs do progress to law, particularly on technical, non-partisan matters.

First reading · Lords
Sponsor
Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)
Introduced
4 December 2023
Last activity
4 December 2023
About this bill

A Bill to provide for the High Court in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Court of Session in Scotland to make preliminary determinations concerning the undertakings made by the United Kingdom as a Contracting Party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (“Genocide Convention”) under international law; for the referral of such determinations to relevant international courts or organisations; for response to reports on genocide; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords
First reading 4 Dec 2023
Commons

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