Representative
Member of the House of Lords
Conservative
House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
04/10/2024 - Session PACE proposes that the Council of Europe draw up a new instrument to address migrant smuggling 27/06/2024 - Session Council of Europe should establish a ‘mediation process’ to help resolve post-conflict disputes 01/12/2023 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights Council of Europe should establish a ‘mediation process’ to help resolve post-conflict disputes
30/01/2025 | 12:23:01 Thank you, Mister President. Thank you, colleagues. The Treaties of Westphalia in 1648, which are sometimes referred to as the Peace of Westphalia, established the international law principle of state sovereignty. The Peace of Westphalia was based upon the concept of coexisting sovereign states and the recognition of a sovereign state's right to decide its own face and future. What is perhaps less well known is that it established the precedent for peace reached by diplomatic congress and... 30/01/2025 | 11:06:39 Thank you, Mister President. Could I begin by thanking Lord HERMER for his contribution to this debate? I agree with everything he had to say, with one qualification. He referred to the commitment of the new United Kingdom government to the convention and the rule of Law. There is nothing new about the United Kingdom's commitment to the convention and the Rule of law. It has been there since 1951. But despite Mr Tony VAUGHAN's observations, I think we can forgive Lord HERMER one party... 28/01/2025 | 19:32:36 Apologies. Thank you, President. Thank you, colleagues. Could I begin by expressing my gratitude to the rapporteur, Mister Orlando, who has unfortunately left this Assembly and could not present this report for debate in the plenary. I'm therefore presenting this report on his behalf in my capacity as Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The context for our deliberations is both historical and, indeed, contemporary. As we know, the use of mercenaries has ancient roots... 03/10/2024 | 11:52:42 Thank you, Chair. Colleagues, I would like to thank everyone who's contributed to this important debate. I would also like to express my thanks to all the members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights who gave such support to our rapporteur, Mr Knut ABRAHAM in the preparation of his report. The rapporteur organised significant hearings with leading historians from Ukraine and Germany, and the Committee also heard a detailed presentation by the Ukrainian prosecutor general. The... 03/10/2024 | 10:11:12 Apologies, dear colleagues, for the slight time delay that we just experienced. Good morning to all of you. At the request of Mr Knut ABRAHAM, our rapporteur, I'm presenting this report before you on his behalf, as Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. Our German colleague could not cancel his important engagements at today's German Unity Day after the report was moved from Monday to this morning. Colleagues, the Holodomor was an artificial famine organised by Joseph...
27/02/2024 | Doc. 15933 | Report Reparation and reconciliation processes to overcome past conflicts and build a common peaceful future – the question of just and equal redress
14/11/2024 | Doc. 16073 | Written declaration The Parliamentary Assembly must support the Russian democratic opposition 01/10/2024 | Doc. 16051 | Motion for a resolution Violations of media freedom and the right to information in Poland 15/04/2024 | Doc. 15963 | Motion for a resolution A shared European approach to address migrant smuggling 23/06/2023 | Doc. 15812 | Motion for a resolution The role of sanctions as a protective measure for human rights and democracy 23/06/2023 | Doc. 15813 | Written declaration The need for a stronger Parliamentary Assembly stance against human rights violations by the Cuban regime
30/01/2025 | Doc. 16102, vote on the draft text for opinion Opinion on a draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer 30/01/2025 | Doc. 16105, vote on the draft text for resolution The urgent need for free and fair elections in Belarus 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16092, vote on the draft text for resolution Addressing risks to human rights and the rule of law posed by mercenaries and private military and security companies: a call for comprehensive regulation 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16092, vote on the draft text for recommendation Addressing risks to human rights and the rule of law posed by mercenaries and private military and security companies: a call for comprehensive regulation 03/10/2024 | Doc. 16028, vote on the draft text for resolution Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor – Ukraine once again faces the threat of genocide