Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 15470

Gaza: Genocide Convention

Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Richard Burgon

LabourLeeds East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to Israel about compliance with the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice in the case of the Applicat

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
It is the UK Government's long-standing policy that any determination of genocide is a matter for a competent national or international court, and not for governments or non-judicial bodies. This approach ensures that any determination is above politics, ...

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