An amendment aiming to stop and prevent the UK from doing bilateral trade with genocidal countries passed in the House of Lords on Tuesday by a two-thirds majority despite the Conservative government’s objection. A previous version of the amendment was passed on Dec. 7 by 287 votes to 161, before it was narrowly defeated in the Commons. The modified amendment (pdf), tabled by Lord Alton of Liverpool, enjoyed cross-party support and was passed by 359 votes to 188. Of the peers who voted, all Bishops, Liberal Democrat peers, and all but one Labour peer supported the amendment. Most crossbenchers, non-affiliated peers, and 40 Conservative rebels also supported the amendment. The amendment will now be returned to the House of Commons, which will debate and vote on the modified version on Feb. 9. If passed in the Commons, the amendment to the UK’s post-Brexit international trade bill will give UK courts the …