Series

Reports published by the library of the UK House of Commons.

Publishers: House of Commons Library
Publications: Bahrain and the UK: 2014 Controversies
In Brief: Progress against ISIS December 2014
The UK in the European Union: In Brief
Global Development Goals in 2015
Iran, the Nuclear Negotiations and Relations with the UK
The Role of Soft Power and Non-Military Options in Conflict Prevention
Lima Climate Change Conference
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Libya: Deepening Conflict
The UK Block Opt-Out in Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Recent Developments
UK Cases at the European Court of Human Rights since 1975
ISIS: The Military Response in Iraq and Syria
Civilian Drones
Scottish Independence Referendum 2014
Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
Russia and the Council of Europe
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
Debate on International Compliance with Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Debate on Possible Independence of Catalonia
Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
Somalia – President Mohamud on the Back Foot While Al-Shabaab Attacks Continue
The Trident Successor Programme
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and the Takeover of Mosul
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s Insurgency
The European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament
Military Options in Iraq
Election Against a Background of Violence in Syria
European Parliament Elections 2014
Shale Gas and Fracking
Egypt: May 2014 Update
Chilcot Inquiry: An Update
Negotiations with Iran: Update May 2014
The European Union: A Democratic Institution?
Migration Statistics
UK Arms Export Control Policy
The European Union
In Brief: Syrian Refugees and the UK
European Parliament Elections: Turnout trends, 1979-2009
The Terrorism Act 2000: Proscribed Organisations
Britain and the First World War: Parliament, Empire and Commemoration
Democratic Republic of Congo: A Gathering Momentum Towards Peace?
Ukraine, Crimea and Russia
Western Sahara
US Forces in the UK: Legal Agreements
Human Trafficking: UK Responses
Nigeria: MINT-ed?
European Union (Referendum) Bill 2013-14-Progress of the Bill
EU Enforcement of Free Movement of People Rules
Germany’s 2013 Election: Shaping the Future?
The Deal with Iran
EU Migrants: Entitlement to Housing Assistance (England)
The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: A Fresh Impetus?
Ending of Transitional Restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian Workers
CAP Reform 2014-20: EU Agreement and Implementation in the UK and in Ireland
Kyrgyzstan 2013
Recent Developments in Iran
The Armed Forces and Legal Challenge
Relationship between the UK and China
Azerbaijan and the 2013 Presidential Election
Japan's Economy
UK Withdrawal From Germany
Nepal's Endless Peace Process, 2006-12
Somalia – Developments During President Mohamud’s First Year in Office
US Government and Congress Response to Syria
Sanctions on Syria: Existing EU/UK Measures
Military Interventions: Some Comparisons
Conditions for Using Force in Humanitarian Intervention
Intervention in Syria
The UK and the Egyptian Military
Persecution of Sexual Minorities in Russia
International Military Forces in Mali
CAP Reform 2014-2020: Reaching Agreement
The Kurds: New Perspectives?
The Quebec Referendums
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Croatian Nationals' Rights to Live and Work in the UK after Joining the EU
Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT)
Coup in Egypt
Leaving the EU
The Draft EU Data Protection Framework
Comparison of the Planning Systems in the the Four UK Countries
Syria: The Legality of Arming the Rebels after the Lifting of the EU Arms Embargo
Azerbaijan 2013
Obama and Iran's 2013 Elections
Voting Behaviour in the EU Council
Disputes Over the British Indian Ocean Territory
Military Forces in Syria and the Rise of the Jihadis
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
Recognizing the Killings of Iraqi Kurds as Genocide
Political Progress in Libya?
The Crisis in Mali
China: New Political Directions Under a New Leadership?
Referendum on Independence for Scotland
Update on the Trident Successor Programme
Norway's Relationship with the EU
Turmoil in South Sudan
The Armed Forces Covenant
The Turks and Caicos Islands
Political Developments in Northern Ireland
Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis
Armed Forces Redundancies
EU Annual Budget
Iceland: An Overview
Pakistan in 2013
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones): An Introduction
Israeli Settlements and the E1 Area
Nuclear Energy Statistics
Reducing Reoffending: The 'What Works' Debate
Burma: Recent Political and Security Developments
Political Developments in Northern Ireland
European Union (Croation Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill
Antarctic Bill
The Territorial Dispute Over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
Police Service Strength
Defamation Bill Committee Stage Report
Syria: No End in Sight?
European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill
Arab Uprisings: An Update
Army 2020
Afghanistan: The Timetable for Security Transition
Government Borrowing and Debt: International Comparisons
Inflation: The Value of the Pound 1750-2011
Immigration and Asylum Policy: Government Plans and Progress Made
Deepwater and Arctic Oil Drilling
Sudan and South Sudan: All-out war?
Deportation of Individuals Who May Face a Risk of Torture
The Chagos Islanders
In Brief: The Arms Trade Treaty - The Moment of Truth Approaches
The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union
Pre-Change Detention in Terrorism Cases
Piracy at Sea: Overview and Policy Responses
Somalia: Recent Political, Security and Humanitarian Developments
Preventing Violent Extremism
UK Cases at the European Court of Human Rights since 1975
Argentina and the Falkland Islands
Heating Oil and Other Off-Gas Grid Heating
Financial Markets: Supervisory and Structural Reform
Control Orders and the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
Military Balance in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia: A Political and Economic Introduction
UK Defence and Security Policy
The Terrorism Act 2000: Proscribed Organisations
Repatriating EU Powers to Member States
Afghanistan: The Timetable for Security Transition
Afghan Reconciliation and the Bonn Conference
Sudan and South Sudan
Nigeria under Jonathan
In Brief: Syria
In Brief: Egyptian Election 2011
The Use of Intercept Evidence in Terrorism Cases
Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis
EU Bibliographies: Consumer Rights Directive
Morocco and the 2011 Election
Women and the Afghan Transition
Investigatory Inquiries and the Inquiries Act 2005
Nepal: An Update
The Arab Uprisings
IMF Quotas and Proposed Increases
In Brief: Kashmir - Still no End in Sight
Ukraine, the EU, Russia and Tymoshenko
Convention on Enforced Disappearance
Scotland, Independence and the EU
In Brief: The IAEA Report and Action against Iran
Pensions Bill 2011 – Final Stages
Armed Forces Bill: Lords Amendments
In Brief: Baluchistan – Pakistan's forgotten Conflict
Confidentiality and Openness in Family Courts
Military Operations in Libya
Sri Lanka since the End of the Civil War
In Brief: UK-EU Economic Relations – Key Statistics
Leaving the European Union
Switzerland's Relationship with the EU
UK Government Opt-in Decisions in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
In Brief: Election in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Cost of International Military Operations
Oil Prices
Germany and the Euro Rescue Agreements
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee Stage Report
The Green Paper on Special Educational Needs and Disability
Palestinian Statehood
Public Service Reform
Abolition of the COI
Interest Rates and Inflation
The Reform of Housing Revenue Account Subsidy
Housing Benefit: Implications of the June 2010 Budget and October 2010 Spending Review
Local Government: Transparency Agenda
Power Struggle in Iran
India: Recent Developments
Tax Increment Financing
Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships
Iran's Nuclear Programme: An Update
Insurance and the Discrimination Laws
Investigatory Inquiries and the Inquiries Act 2005
Turkey's 2011 Elections and Beyond
Political Developments in Scotland to May 2011
The European Union Bill 2010-11
Progress of the Afghan Conflict
Sources of Social Statistics
The International Criminal Court: New Crimes and a New Prosecutor
Protection of Freedoms Bill
Equatorial Guinea: A Quick Introduction
Community Budgets
Trident After the Strategic Defence and Security Review
Uprising in Tunisia
In Brief: Arab Uprisings 2011
Aviation: Security
Unrest Spreads to Syria
Yemen on the Brink of Civil War?
Ports: Security
In Brief: The Latest Crisis in Bosnia
Bosnia’s Political Structures
In Brief: Burma's Discipline-Flourishing Democracy
Healthcare for Veterans
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill
In Brief: South Africa's Municipal Elections
Declaration 25 of the Treaty on European Union
Progress in Egypt?
The European Union at the United Nations
The European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM)
In Brief: Sudan - Another Rocky Period as Southern Independence Approaches
Hamas, Fatah and the Middle East Quartet principles
Killing Osama Bin Laden: Has Justice been Done?
Political Developments in Afghanistan
In Brief: Pakistan – Probable Disintegration or Underlying Resilience?
The killing of Osama Bin Laden: The Pakistan Connection
The EU’s Acquis Communautaire
European Court of Human Rights Rulings
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Court of Human Rights
Interpretation of Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya
Turmoil in the Middle East
The Security Council’s “No-Fly Zone” Resolution on Libya
In Brief: Kenya – Six Politicians Fight their Indictment by the International Criminal Court
The European Union: A Guide to Terminology, Procedures and Sources
Uprising in Egypt
UK Relations with Libya
The Counter-Terrorism Review
UK Overseas Aid Expenditure
In Brief: China
Qatar 2011
Morocco 2011
In Brief: The Horn of Africa - Review of Events During 2010 and Prospects for 2011
In Brief: Ivory Coast Back on the Brink
European Union Bill
Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-11
Terrorist Asset-Freezing Bill (HL) 2010-11
Economic Indicators, November 2010
How Much Legislation Comes From Europe?
Economic Indicators, October 2010
Country of Birth Statistics
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Identity Documents Bill: Committee Stage Report
The 'AfPak Policy' and the Pashtuns
Progress Towards Nuclear Disarmament?
Sudan: Peace or War, Unity or Secession?
Transport Policy in 2010: a Rough Guide
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Committee Stage Report
Crime and Security Bill: Committee Stage Report
Bribery Bill [HL]
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Committee Stage Report
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill
Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [HL]
Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill
Crime and Security Bill
The Islamic Republic of Iran
Flood and Water Management Bill
Climate Change: The Copenhagen Conference
The Treaty of Lisbon After the Second Irish Referendum
Economic Indicators, November 2009
The Future for Green Taxes
Economic Indicators, September 2009
Parliamentary Trends: Statistics About Parliament
Members’ Allowances
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill
US Congressional Debates on the Financial Crisis
War and Peace in Sri Lanka
The Financial Crisis in the US: Key Events, Causes and Responses
Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [HL]
Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill
Political Parties and Elections Bill: Committee Stage Report
Turkey Today
Interlocking Crises in the Horn of Africa
US Elections 2008
The Road Haulage Industry: Costs and Taxes
Impacts of Immigration
British Defence Policy Since 1997: Background Issues
British Defence Policy Since 1997
British Foreign Policy Since 1997
Reinventing Humanitarian Intervention: Two Cheers for the Responsibility to Protect?
Transport in London
Counter-Terrorism Bill
China's Military Posture
The Treaty of Lisbon: Amendments to the Treaty on European Union
Aviation and Climate Change
Pakistan’s Political and Security Challenges
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
EU Reform: A New Treaty or an Old Constitution?
Hamas and the Seizure of Gaza
The Serious Crime Bill
Gleneagles G8 Commitments on Debt Relief and Aid – Two Years On
Energy Security
A Political Introduction to India
An Economic Introduction to India
The Funding of Political Parties
The Falkland Islands: Twenty Five Years On
EU Enlargement: the Western Balkans
The Freedom of of Information (Amendment) Bill
The Crisis in Lebanon
North Korea: The Nuclear Issue and Prospects for Change
Democracy and the Middle East: Egypt, the Palestinian Territories and Saudi Arabia
The Future of the British Nuclear Deterrent
The African Great Lakes Region: An End to Conflict?
The WTO Doha Development Round: Where next for World Trade?
A Political and Economic Introduction to China
European Security and Defence Policy: Developments Since 2003
The Palestinian Parliamentary Election and the Rise of Hamas
Sudan: The Elusive Quest for Peace
Afghanistan: The Culmination of the Bonn Process
Zimbabwe After the 2005 Parliamentary Election
The Future of the European Constitution
The UK General Election 2005
The Middle East Peace Process: Prospects After the Palestinian Presidential Elections
The Caspian Basin, Energy Reserves, and Potential Conflicts
Economic Indicators, November 2004
NATO: The Istanbul Summit
Iraq: Legal Issues at the Handover
Iraq: Political and Security Issues at the Handover
Sudan: Conflict in Darfur
Kashmir
Burma
The Fire and Rescue Services Bill
UK Defence Procurement Policy
Iraq: Law of Occupation
The Conflict in Iraq
Ballistic Missile Defence
Iraq: Developments Since UN Resolution 1441
The Campaign Against International Terrorism: Prospects After the Fall of the Taliban
11 September 2001: The Response
European Security and Defence Policy: Nice and Beyond
Defence Statistics 2000
Stem Cell Research and Regulations under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
Shifting Control? Aspects of the Executive-Parliamentary Relationship
Common European Security and Defence Policy: A Progress Report
Defence Statistics 1999
Millennium Trade Talks and the "Battle in Seattle"
The Transport Bill: Part IV Railways
The Transport Bill: Part III Road Charging and Workplace Parking
The Transport Bill: Part II Local Transport Plans and Buses
The Transport Bill: Part I National Air Traffic Services
The Terrorism Bill
The Climate Change Levy
The Prospects for Russia
The Procedural Consequences of Devolution
Asbestos
Railway Organisations
British Farming and Reform of the Common Agriculture Policy
Economic and Monetary Union: The First Six Months
Elections to the European Parliament – June 1999
Kosovo: KFOR and Reconstruction
Freedom of Information - The Continuing Debate
Defence Statistics 1998
Cuba and the Helms-Burton Act
Voting Systems - The Government's Proposals
Voting Systems: The Jenkins Report
The Reform of the European Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund
The New Government in Germany
Kosovo: The Diplomatic and Military Options
The Strategic Defence Review White Paper
Democracy in Russia
Cancellation of Third World Debt
EMU: The Constitutional Implications
The Northern Ireland Bill: Implementing the Belfast Agreement
The Northern Ireland Bill: Some Legislative and Operational Aspects of the Assembly
The Landmines Bill
Kosovo
The Millennium Bug
Agriculture and the Environment
Bovine Tuberculosis
Northern Ireland: Political Developments since 1972
EU Enlargement: The Financial Consequences
EU Enlargement: The Political Process
NATO's New Directions
Gibraltar, the United Kingdom and Spain
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