HL Deb 14 June 1999 vol 602 c5WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether international law or convention governs attacks on electricity supply (as in Belgrade and other Serbian cities) on which the civil population is dependent. [HL2712]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

International law, in particular the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions 1949, governs all armed attacks in an international armed conflict.