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A Special Forces Human Rights Policy, Jeffrey F. Addicott
A Special Forces Human Rights Policy, Jeffrey F. Addicott
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The use of the United States military to promote human rights values in foreign militaries has taken on a much added significance in the post-Cold War era. Emerging democracies often look to American soldiers to assist them in establishing a law-based military whose policies, rules, and practices are rooted in respect for human rights.
Major General Kenneth Bowra, United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) (USASFC(A)), has made the promotion of human rights in the militaries of the emerging democracies a top priority for the Army Special Forces. With regard to America’s desire to inculcate human rights values in friendly …
Legal Training Handbook For The Ukrainian Military, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Legal Training Handbook For The Ukrainian Military, Jeffrey F. Addicott
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In May of 1995, a democracy building project between The Judge Advocate General of Ukraine and United States Army lawyers was completed in Kiev. Over the course of this eight-month project, from September 1994 to May 1995, United States Army judge advocates from the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, worked directly with Colonel Alexander Bokov, Chief, Legal Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in developing a legal training handbook for Ukrainian soldiers.
The handbook, entitled “Code of Conduct for Participants in Military Operations,” now serves as the primary training guide for instructing …
Jag Corps Poised For New Defense Missions: Human Rights Training In Peru, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Jag Corps Poised For New Defense Missions: Human Rights Training In Peru, Jeffrey F. Addicott
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The National Command Authority has cited the dissolution of the Soviet Union as cause for the United States Military to expand its role. In addition to its traditional role of fighting wars, the military will take on new nontraditional roles promoting human rights and the rule of law throughout the world. These new military missions will include peacekeeping operations, humanitarian interventions, disaster relief missions, counter-drug activities, and nation-building activities.
As part of this initiative, the United States Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAGC) provides legal assistance to the militaries of several emerging and struggling democracies. A number of foreign armies and …