Sentences with phrase «basis for military action»

Lord Goldsmith advised on 13 March 2003 that there was, «on balance, a secure legal basis for military action» and that an essential ingredient of the legal basis was that Blair, himself, should be satisfied that Iraq was in breach of UN Resolution 1441.

Lord Goldsmith saw no grounds for self - defence or humanitarian intervention providing the legal basis for military action in Iraq.

In response to requests for more clarity from the military and the civil service on whether force would be legal, Lord Goldsmith then advised that the «better view» was that there was, on balance, a secure legal basis for military action without a further Security Council resolution.

In mid-January 2003, Lord Goldsmith told Blair that a further Security Council resolution would be necessary to provide a legal basis for military action.

In a speech the following month, the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan publicly acknowledged the right of self - defense as a legitimate basis for military action.

Not exact matches

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

I stated, based upon recent experience, that it is more likely for the US to become involved in military action in the Greater Middle East.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

Jeremy Corbyn was right in his speech yesterday — the Convention which was articulated by the Tories in 2011 and accepts the need for a Commons vote before military action on the basis of the 2003 Iraq precedent, is broken.

The mine clearance charity Landmine Action, based in London, has already expressed its concerns that creeping autonomy in military technology is creating robots that are capable of deciding for themselves what constitutes a target — making them as indiscriminate as a landmine.

The stealth and action are both the best they have ever been and sneaking through the military base is challenging and satisfying enough that you will want to keep coming back for more.

A different approach for the Battlefield series as this is not military based but police action.

Tell us why you think that virtually every nation, state, county, city, the military are developing action plans and policies for adaptation & mitigation based on the science that is pointing to us being responsible for the observed changes in our ecosystem.

The panel affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings in an action brought by environmental groups and individuals who challenged a decision by the U.S. Department of Defense to construct a new military base on Okinawa, Japan.

Turley explores the historical basis for barring tort actions by service members and argues that as a resut, there is» little deterrence for military negligence beyond self - regulation, bad publicity or a political scandal.»

However, Sir John does say the committee has «concluded that the circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for UK military action were far from satisfactory».

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