The Human Security Centre is pleased to announce that the UK parliament’s Defence Committee has published our submission on future force 2020 as official evidence. You can read or download the full report here.

This paper intends to provide Her Majesty’s Government with a comprehensive overview of the rules regulating armed conflict known as International Humanitarian Law. It will highlight the protections that are afforded to UK military personnel operating in conflict situations and the laws that they are required to observe.

This paper intends to provide Her Majesty’s Government with a detailed analysis of the political and strategic considerations surrounding military intervention in order to assist the House of Commons Defence Select Committee in developing an effective policy to guide decision making in respect of future military interventions.

This paper intends to provide Her Majesty’s Government with a comprehensive overview of the international legal framework regulating the use of military force by sovereign states and highlights some of the current issues which exist within the context of military intervention

The United Kingdom (UK) has long excelled in soft power, being, inter alia, one of the primary international actors responsible for promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law; the originator of many of the world’s best-loved sports; and a film, music and theatre hub that the entire world flocks to.

We are pleased to announce that our submission to The House of Commons Defence Select Committee inquiry on the subject of “Intervention: When, Why and How” now features prominently in the much-awaited and substantive report published by Parliament today.

On 28 March 2014, the House of Lords Select Committee on Soft Power and the UK’s Influence published its much-awaited report Power and Persuasion in the Modern World, wherein many of the points were constructed almost exclusively around the evidence we submitted. The report cites the Humanitarian Intervention Centre no fewer than 16 times.