A Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights in its application to the conduct of members of the armed forces participating in combat operations overseas; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
22 March 2019
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This Bill would require the UK government to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights for armed forces when they are involved in overseas combat operations. In effect, it would suspend certain human rights protections in those military actions, with additional provisions to support how that derogation would work.
The Bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It was introduced in 2019, and the provided information does not show progression beyond that stage in the Commons or any passage to the Lords.
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