§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what obstacles remain to the United Kingdom indicating its adherence to the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials adopted by the 8th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in September 1990; [15888]
(2) what obstacles remain to the United Kingdom indicating its adherence to the UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty adopted by the General Assembly Resolution 45/113 of 14 December 1990;[15889]
(3) what obstacles remain to the United Kingdom indicating its adherence to the United Nations Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions recommended by the Economic and Social Council Resolution of 24 May 1989;[15890]
(4) what obstacles remain to the United Kingdom indicating its adherence to the United Nations Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment adopted by the General Assembly Resolution of 9 December 1988;[15891]
(5) what obstacles remain to the United Kingdom indicating its adherence to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, approved by the Economic and Social Council of 13 May 1977.[15892]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonWe support the broad intentions of the important human rights standards contained in these United Nations texts. The United Kingdom joined consensus on their adoption. However, these instruments are not legally binding. As their wording shows, they are recommendatory in nature. There is therefore no mechanism by which States can become party to them.