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Jun 21, 2022 56 tweets 12 min read
"international law does exist" says @Lorand_Bartels Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice: treaties are the most important source of international law - incl UN Charter which is a treaty too.
Feb 8, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Govt now says its concessions to head off Trade Bill amendments on treaty scrutiny were an “ambition” rather than a promise

See response to Working Practices report here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/448/… Strongly-worded letter from @HLIntAgreements Chair says "If the House feels it cannot rely on
Government commitments made at the Despatch Box, this would be of great concern, not
just to this Committee, but to both Houses. ...

committees.parliament.uk/publications/8…