Motion · S3M-03366 · 2 Feb 2009
Welcome to Conference on Trident and International Law
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes Christopher Weeramantry, former vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to Scotland for his address on the legality of nuclear weapons at the conference, Trident and International Law: Scotland’s Obligations, which expands on the United Kingdom's and Scotland’s responsibilities arising from the 8 July 1996 ICJ advisory opinion that “the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law”, and welcomes the conference’s review of the application of international law with regard to the renewal of Trident by the UK Government.
Supporters (17)
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 3 Feb 2009
- Cathy Peattie 3 Feb 2009
- Bill Butler 4 Feb 2009
- Roseanna Cunningham 4 Feb 2009
- Hugh Henry 4 Feb 2009
- Mike Pringle 4 Feb 2009
- Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 4 Feb 2009
- Trish Godman 5 Feb 2009
- Bill Kidd 5 Feb 2009
- Christina McKelvie 5 Feb 2009
- Gil Paterson 5 Feb 2009
- Elaine Smith 5 Feb 2009
- Sandra White 5 Feb 2009
- Robin Harper 6 Feb 2009
- Joe FitzPatrick 9 Feb 2009
- Dave Thompson 10 Feb 2009
- David Stewart 11 Feb 2009
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.