Part of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Report (1st Day) – in the House of Lords at 9:15 pm on 4 March 2024.
Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat
9:15,
4 March 2024
The Minister will not be able to answer this, but I would appreciate it if he could write to me and the House on it. He keeps referring to the treaty saying “must”. There is a difference between “must” and “shall”. In law, “must” is an absolute obligation. Article 13(1) says that Rwanda they “shall” take necessary steps, not “must”. Will he write to me, as I have the treaty here and it says something different from what he has said three times from the Dispatch Box?
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