Overview

This handbook elaborates clear status provisions for military and civilian personnel of foreign armed forces in a receiving state. It provides an up-to-date commentary on applicable status law provisions. Case studies describe and evaluate specific practice in Germany, Japan, Korea, Russia, and in former Yugoslavia. The status of UN Peacekeeping Forces and headquarters agreements of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are discussed in separate chapters. Annexes provide the texts of key legal instruments.

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Author:   Dieter Fleck (Director, International Agreements and Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   1.102kg
ISBN:  

9780198268949

ISBN 10:   0198268947
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   05 July 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ; 2. Historical Developments Influencing the Present Law of Visiting Forces ; 3. Multinational Units ; 4. Present and Future Challenges for the Status of Forces (ius in praesentia) [A commentary to applicable status law provisions] ; 5. International Military Headquarters ; 6. Case Study: The Development of the Law of Stationing Forces in Germany: Five Decades of Multilateral Co-peration ; 7. Case Study: United Forces in Japan-A Bilateral Experience ; 8. Case Study: Russian Forces in the Commonwealth of Independent States ; 9. Case Study: Visiting Forces in Korea ; 10. The International Committee of the Red Cross-Legal Status and Headquarters Agreements ; 11. The UN Peacekeeping Experience ; 12. Lessons learned in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia ; 13. Visiting Forces in an Operational Context ; Annexes ; Index

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well constructured ... would be a valuable resource for those annoyingly hard-to-find details relating to visiting forces that a researcher may, on occasion, require. International Peacekeeping ... comprehensive and very readable. International Peacekeeping ... impressive ... an invaluable training aid to those entrusted with the hands-on administration of visiting forces. International Peacekeeping

... well constructured ... would be a valuable resource for those annoyingly hard-to-find details relating to visiting forces that a researcher may, on occasion, require. International Peacekeeping ... comprehensive and very readable. International Peacekeeping ... impressive ... an invaluable training aid to those entrusted with the hands-on administration of visiting forces. International Peacekeeping

`An extensive contents page compensates for the somewhat scant index. The use of extensive footnoting is also welcomed as a favoured alternative to annoying end, or in-text notes.' International Peacekeeping

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Dieter Fleck is Director of the International Agreements and Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany

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