Research Briefing
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a brief guide
This Commons Library briefing gives an overview of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, what it covers and how it is enforced.
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Research Briefing
Applying to the European Court of Human Rights
Members of Parliament are often asked how constituents can take a case to the European Court of Human Rights. This Commons Library briefing summarises the main features of the process, and emphasises recent changes to it.
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Research Briefing
NATO’s military response to Russia: November 2016 update
To counter increased assertiveness by Russia along NATO's eastern flank, the alliance adopted its Readiness Action Plan in 2014. This briefing paper explains the main elements with a specific focus on the UK military contribution.
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Research Briefing
Selecting a new UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres is set to be the next UN Secretary General, the UN Security Council announced on 5 October 2016. This Library note explains about the process, the role and the criteria for selection, as well as describing the 2016 candidates.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: impact across policy areas
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the situation in a range of policy areas and considers what impact Brexit might have. This will depend, among other things, on the Brexit negotiations, whether the UK stays in the European Economic Area and how the Government fills any policy gaps left by withdrawal.
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Research Briefing
NATO Summit Warsaw 2016: a primer
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks ahead to the NATO Summit in Warsaw on 8-9th July 2016. Topping the agenda is NATO's response to Russia, instability in the Middle East and North Africa, and defence spending.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear Weapons: Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regimes
To reduce the dangers posed by existing nuclear arsenals and prevent the further proliferation of nuclear weapons technology, a complex international nuclear arms control architecture has evolved.
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Research Briefing
A new UK judge for the European Court of Human Rights
Who will be the UK's new judge for the European Court of Human Rights? This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the two-stage process, the UK candidates, and recent criticisms and reforms.
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Research Briefing
Brexit and the UN Security Council
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the competing arguments about the possible effects of leaving the EU on the UK's permanent membership of the UN Security Council. The UK is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Would leaving the EU strengthen the UK’s position in the UN, have no direct effect, or result in a loss of legitimacy for the UN? What if it resulted in Scotland leaving the UK? Views differ; but the difficulty of amending the UN Charter makes any change to the permanent membership of the Security Council unlikely.
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Debate Pack
Anti-corruption summit in May 2016
This is a short overview of the issues that may be discussed in the debate in Westminster Hall on 3 May 2016 between 9.30 and 11am - Anti-corruption summit. The Member who secured the debate is Nigel Mills MP (Conservative, Amber Valley).
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Debate Pack
Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 13 April 2016 at 4.30pm on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Member in charge is Ben Howlett MP.
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Research Briefing
EU external agreements: EU and UK procedures
The EU concludes many international agreements with third States or international organisations. This Commons Library briefing looks at how the EU negotiates these agreements and how the UK scrutinises and ratifies them.
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Research Briefing
The 2015 UK National Security Strategy
The Commons Library has published a briefing which provides an overview and analysis of the 2015 UK National Security Strategy (NSS). Published on 23 November 2015, the NSS is incorporated into a single document with the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out the specific policies and capabilities flowing from the strategy.
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Research Briefing
Legal basis for UK military action in Syria
What is the legal significance of the November 2015 UN Security Council Resolution for the UK and other states using force in Iraq and/or Syria?
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Research Briefing
UK delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
How democratic is the UK’s ‘democratic conscience’?
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