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.
House of Lords
29 May 2024
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The Genocide Determination Bill would let the UK's main courts make early judgments about the country’s commitments under the Genocide Convention and then refer those judgments to international courts or organisations. It also sets out how the government should respond to genocide-related reports and handles related matters. The bill is currently at the very start of its passage, having its first reading in the House of Lords.
The bill is at the initial stage of passage, with its first reading in the Lords completed. No further stages have occurred yet.
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4 Dec 2023
The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
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