Legal Preparation of the Battlefield: Issues in Combined Operations

Abstract

This JMO paper discusses the issues arising when allies and coalition partners in combined operations have different laws and policies with regard to such matters as antipersonnel land mines, rules of engagement, and protected places. Recognition, analysis, and, when possible, reconciliation of domestic law and policy differences among members of a coalition or alliance should be included in a CINC's planning for any combined operation. In that light, this paper discusses the implications of differences in law and policy among members of multinational forces, highlights several of the more significant of these issues, and proposes some solutions that may mitigate, if not alleviate, problems created by these variations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370645

Entities

People

  • James P. Pottorff Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Land Mines
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design