Research Briefing
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2 December 2018
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which takes place on 2 December 2018.
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Research Briefing
Asylum and Religious Persecution
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what assessment the Government has made of the process for granting asylum on the grounds of religious persecution in the light of the case of Asia Bibi.
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Research Briefing
Conflict in Yemen
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her majesty’s Government are taking with international partners to end the conflict in Yemen.
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Research Briefing
Extradition Treaty: UK and the State of Kuwait
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Extradition Treaty between the United Kingdom and the State of Kuwait.
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Research Briefing
European Union Committee Report: Dispute Resolution and Enforcement After Brexit
This Library briefing pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the report from the House of Lords European Union Committee Dispute Resolution and Enforcement After Brexit
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Research Briefing
Cyber Security in the United Kingdom
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 18 October 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench), “that this House takes note of the scale and complexity of cyber threats facing the United Kingdom and the case for innovative approaches across Her Majesty’s Government and beyond”.
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Research Briefing
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on what steps Her Majesty’s Government are taking to change the way formal international declarations of genocide or crimes against humanity are made and to further the expeditious prosecution of those responsible.
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Research Briefing
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 11 July 2018.
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Research Briefing
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her majesty’s Government are taking to address the current humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and to support the delivery of a lasting peace settlement and longer term economic and social development.
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Research Briefing
Disability in the UK: Rights and Policy
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat) on 28 June 2018 “that this House takes note of the different challenges facing disabled people in the United Kingdom in 2018”. It provides an overview of the legal framework governing disabled people’s rights in the UK both in domestic law, in the Equality Act 2010, and in international law, in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. It also examines some possible implications for disabled people of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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Research Briefing
Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2015–16: House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information about the work of the House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee; its recommendations; the government response; and information highlighted in subsequent correspondence between the chair of the House of Lords Liaison Committee and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict. It also contains a summary of the debate held in the House of Lords on the report, and concludes with a summary of certain developments which have occurred since the Committee reported.
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Research Briefing
National Security Situation
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the national security situation.
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Research Briefing
European Union Committee Report: Brexit: Sanctions Policy
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the report on European Union Committee Report: Brexit: Sanctions Policy.
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Research Briefing
European Union Committee Report: Brexit: Judicial Oversight of the European Arrest Warrant
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the Report from the House of Lords European Union Committee, Brexit: Judicial Oversight of the European Arrest Warrant, on 8 February 2018.
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Research Briefing
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on 30 and 31 January 2018.
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