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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-16more like thismore than 2020-01-16
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Qassem Soleimani more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani on 3 January and the President of the United States' subsequent statement on Twitter on 13 January that it "doesn’t really matter...because of his horrible past" whether an imminent attack was planned by General Soleimani, what assessment they have made of the case for a review of the international legal framework in relation to (1) the conduct of targeted assassinations, and (2) strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles. more like this
tabling member printed
The Marquess of Lothian more like this
uin HL523 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-29more like thismore than 2020-01-29
answer text <p>Article 51 of the UN Charter recognises that all States have an inherent right of self-defence. Any use of force must be in accordance with the requirements of applicable international law.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-29T14:01:25.777Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-29T14:01:25.777Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this