Genocide Determination (No. 2) Bill 2017-19


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. provide for the High Court of England and Wales to make a preliminary finding on cases of alleged genocide; and for the subsequent referral of such findings to the International Criminal Court or a special tribunal.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Genocide Determination (No. 2) was a Presentation Bill tabled by Fiona Bruce.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2017-19 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Fiona Bruce), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Sponsor: Fiona Bruce

Official Bill Page

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Tuesday 5th September 2017 - 1st reading: House of Commons

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 20%

Latest Key documents

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

15th September 2017
Bills
Bill 100 2017-19 (as introduced)
5th September 2017
1st reading: House of Commons