This article summarises the conclusions of three House of Lords committee reports on the powers of Parliament to scrutinise treaties. In the context of Brexit, there have been calls for Parliament’s powers of scrutiny of treaties and trade agreements to be strengthened. The committee reports are due to be debated in the House of Lords on 7 September 2020.
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Elections in Burma (Myanmar), November 2015 (96 KB, PDF)
The Burmese general election was held on 8 November 2015. The final results revealed that the National League for Democracy (NLD) gained an absolute majority in the country’s Parliament (the ‘Hluttaw’). Despite this, NLD leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is constitutionally barred from becoming Burma’s new president, due to a provision prohibiting anyone whose spouse or children are foreign nationals from holding office.
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Elections in Burma (Myanmar), November 2015 (96 KB, PDF)
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The Korean war began 70 years ago. This article summarises how the UK was involved in the conflict, including the extent of its contribution in support of the United Nations response. It also summarises how Parliament was kept informed of developments at the time.
