Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support a referral of Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in respect of alleged crimes against humanity in Rakhine state.
While it is States which have primary responsibility for investigating allegations of crimes under international law, the UN Security Council could refer Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC). We judge this unlikely and accordingly, we believe it more effective to seek to work with the Government of Burma and international partners to resolve the situation in Rakhine state.