Written questions

International Court of Justice

Commons · Question 28793 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Attorney General's Office · Official record

Answered 22 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Burghart

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2026 to Question HL2133, on International Court of Justice, what non-privileged advice and guidance he has given to the Government on the weight to be given to advisory opinions of the Interna

Answer

Answered by Andy Slaughter, 22 Sep 2026

The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by the Law Officers, or requested of the Law Officers, and the Convention applies to your question. The Law Officers’ Convention can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine...