Mediterranean Region: International Law

(asked on 8th March 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department has issued to the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Home Office on international humanitarian law on UK operations in the Mediterranean.


Answered by
Desmond Swayne Portrait
Desmond Swayne
This question was answered on 11th March 2016

UK military forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean are subject to rules of engagement which ensure compliance with international law. DFID does not in general issue guidance on international humanitarian law.

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