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Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

Moved by

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

3: Clause 6, page 4, line 11, at end insert—

“( ) An offence is not a “relevant offence” if it amounts to—

(a) torture, within the meaning of section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (torture); or

(b) genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime as defined in section 50 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 (meaning of “genocide”, “crime against humanity” and “war crime”).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides that the presumption against prosecution does not apply to war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide or torture.

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Reference

811 c1190 

Session

2019-21

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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