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INDEX


1907 Hague Regulations, 29, 44, 60

1925 Geneva Protocol, 9

1929 Geneva Convention, 29, 201

1954 Hague Cultural Property Convention, 9, 40

1980 Certain Conventional Weapons Convention, 9

632 Agreements, 374

Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSAs), 189, 288, 292, 297, 381, 397, 413

ADA (Antideficiency Act), 361, 363, 369, 384, 395, 426

Additional Protocol I, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, 76, 84, 98, 194, 203, 218, 235, 453, 454, 455

Additional Protocol II, 10, 11, 13, 14, 25, 27, 41-43, 53, 54, 59, 60, 61, 69, 194, 203, 235, 454, 537

Additional Protocol III, 14, 24, 61, 70

Administrative and Technical (A&T) Status, 293-295

Administrative Investigations, 54, 470-474, 476, 490

Affirmative Claims, 338, 346

After Action Report (AAR), 72, 304, 310, 314-320, 323, 325, 328, 330-332, 341, 397, 528, 529, 545

Agency Designee, 460

Alliance, 185

American Red Cross (ARC), 42, 279, 424, 469

Antarctic Treaty, 246, 456

Anticipatory Self-Defense By Nations, 4, 6, 7

Anti-Deficiency Act, 361, 363, 364, 426

Appropriations and Authorizations, 370

Archipelagic Baselines, 244

Archipelagic Sea Lane Passage, 250

Arctic Region, 246

Article 139 Claims, 338

Article 5 Tribunal, 33

Article 98 Agreements, 295

Assassination, 76

Asylum, 330

augmentation, 361

Augmenting Appropriations, 361

Auxiliary personnel, 25

Availability of Funds

Amount, 363

Purpose, 360

Time, 361

Bays, 244

Belligerents, 12, 19, 22-23, 28, 30, 41, 57, 63, 70, 79-81, 99, 202, 203, 213, 258-259, 311, 420

Biological Weapons Convention, 9, 71, 73, 284, 538

Bona Fide Needs Rule, 362-363

Booby-Traps, 9, 71, 77, 83, 195, 453

Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 143, 496, 499, 509, 531-534, 537, 540, 543, 545

Building Partner Capacity (BCP), 386

Bullets, 73

Case-Zablocki Act, 290, 292

Casualty Assistance, 488, 503

Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), 115, 197, 199, 529

Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO), 527

Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Treaty, 9, 71, 186,195,453, 543

Protocol II (Amended), 71

Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, 284

Chemical Weapons, 9, 71, 73, 199, 329, 452

Chemical Weapons Convention, 73

Chicago Convention, 242, 247, 248, 256, 259

Chivalry, Principle of, 59

Civil Craft, 251-253

Civil Disturbances, 74, 270, 277, 324

Civil Support, 269

Civilian, 41

Civilian aircraft crews, 31

Civilian Forced Labor, 90

Civilian Internee, 19, 30, 33, 37, 191, 204, 215, 235

Civilian misconduct, 514

Civilian Object, 66

Civilian Property, 62

Civilians, 62

Internment, 51

Protected Persons in occupied territory, 50

Special Needs, 47

Claims, 295

CLAMO

Contact Information, 527-529

Repositories, 530

Resources, 530

Cluster Munitions, 72, 73, 186, 196

Coalition Support Fund (CSF), 386

Code of Conduct, 37, 87

Code of Conduct in Disaster Relief, 311

Collateral Damage, 58, 194-195, 258

Collective Self-Defense

By Nations, 6, 7, 80, 107, 328

Combatant Commander Initiative Funds (CCIF), 303, 383

Combatant’s privilege, 63, 101

Combatants, 63, 80

Combined Effects Munitions, 72

Command Investigations, 469, 490

Command Responsibility, 83, 84, 188, 480

Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP), 103, 303, 338, 391, 402, 409

Common Article 2, 12, 13, 27, 31, 59, 90, 201

Common Article 3, 12-14, 27, 31, 41, 43, 53, 59, 82, 83, 99, 201-204, 209

Confinement facilities, 511

Confiscation of Enemy Property, 76, 89

Conscientious Objector, 470, 483, 485

Contiguous Zone, 241, 243, 245, 247, 252, 254

Contractors, 30, 31, 40, 52, 53, 62, 64, 83, 211, 320, 324, 332, 334, 369, 370, 375, 376, 397

Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), 72, 195, 196, 199

Convention on International Civil Aviation, 242

Counterdrug, 108, 109, 110, 169, 269, 282, 283, 286, 361, 374, 376

Cultural Property, 9, 40, 62, 68, 69, 70

Cyberspace Operation

CO, 225

Cyberspace Operations

Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Management Operations, 237

Legal

Jus ad Bellum, 229

Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM), 372

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), 302

Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), 300, 372

Defense Support of Civil Authorities, 269, 280

Defensive Cyberspace Operations

DCO, 226, 228

Derogation, 98, 101

Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO), 460

Detainee, 30, 203, 204

Other Terms, 204

Detainee Operations

Framework, 201

JA Roles, 208

Packet Deficiencies, 208

Packet Minimum, 208

Point of Capture (5S+T), 215

Practical Considerations, 205

Status vs. Treatment, 204

Detainee Treatment Act, 205

Detainees, 27

Diplomatic Notes, 291, 292, 293, 318

Direct Participation in Hostilities (DPH), 40, 41, 61, 62, 64, 65

Distinction, Principle of, 56, 57

DoD Information Operations, 160, 230

Domestic Operations, 269, 284, 285, 313, 361

Chemical Weapons Emergencies, 284

Emergency, 277, 278

Expert Advice and Training, 274, 275

Immediate Response Authority, 281, 313, 388, 389

Legally Protected Persons, 202, 203, 204, 205

Loan of Equipment and Facilities, 387-394

Major Disaster, 269, 277-278, 280, 410

National Guard WMD Civil Support Teams, 284

National Special Security Events, 282

Sharing Information, 274, 276

Weapons of Mass Destruction, 7, 159, 165, 243, 254, 264, 275, 284, 386

Dunant, Henry, 12

Economy Act, 361, 374, 375, 378, 388, 413

Emblems, 13, 24, 70, 75, 76

Cultural Property, 9,40, 62, 67-70, 76, 106, 112, 455

Dangerous Forces, 54,57, 69, 70, 455

Distinctive, 69

Medical and Religious, 70

Misuse, 76

Protective, 70

Red Cross, Red Crescent, 70

Red Crystal, 70

Emergency & Extraordinary Expenses, 383

Emergency Contingency Operations Funding Authority, 383

Enemy Combatant, 203

Enemy Property, Use of, 74

Colors, 75

Equipment, 75

Uniforms, 75

Enforcement Actions, Regional Org’n, 3

Environmental Law, 443

Applicability when Deployed, 444

Established Overseas Installations, 447

Laws and Regulations, 456

LOAC Analysis, 452

Non-Established Overseas Installations, 449

OPLAN/OPORD Annex L, 444

Participating Nation Exclusion, 445

Espionage, 76

Ethics

Basic Principles of Ethical Conduct, 459

Counselor, 460

Excess Defense Articles (EDA), 377

Excess Nonlethal Supplies for Humanitarian Relief, 390

Excess Property, 316

Exclusive Economic Zone, 245, 252, 254

Exploding Bullets, 73

Explosive remnants of war, 72

Family Care Plans, 501

Family Presentations, 485

Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 333

Financial Disclosures, 461

In a Combat Zone, 467

Financial Liability Investigations (FLIPL), 478

Fiscal Law

O&M Recurring Issues, 369

Foreign Assistance Act, 361, 371

Foreign Claims Act, 295

Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction, 293

Foreign Disaster Assistance, 372, 378

Foreign Disaster Relief (FDR), 299-320, 326, 378, 388

Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA), 299-319

Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Program, 375-377

Foreign Military Lease Program, 375

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program, 291, 298, 373, 375-377, 386, 393

Friendly Fire, 471-473, 486, 487

Friendship, Commerce and Navigation Treaties, 247

General Court-Martial Convening Authority, 33, 441, 472, 473, 485, 509, 510, 512

General Order, 422, 512, 514, 516

General Order No. 100, 28

Geneva Conventions, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 30, 31, 33, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 53, 57, 60, 69, 235

Additional Protocol (AP) I, 10, 59, 61

Additional Protocol (AP) II, 59, 61

Civilian Protections, 40, 62

Common Article 2, 59, 90

Common Article 3, 59

Geneva Tradition, 9, 10, 45

Gifts, 363, 460-466

Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, 132, 135, 138

Hague Cultural Property Convention, 9, 40, 62, 68 69

Hague IV, 60, 89, 260, 452-454

Hague Regulations, 29, 55, 60, 112

Hague Tradition, 9, 10, 44

Herbicides, 73, 74, 452

High Seas, 165, 169, 171, 241, 243, 245-247, 249, 250, 252, 253

Hollow Point Ammunition, 73

Hors de Combat, 13, 14, 27, 56, 61, 63, 108, 259, 260, 261

Hospital ships, 26

Hospital/Safety Zones, 47, 68, 265

Hospitals, 20, 45, 48, 50, 68, 69, 76

Hot Pursuit, 254

Human Rights, 2,13, 93-103, 182, 190, 191, 202, 218, 227, 319, 371, 372, 377, 385, 387

Humanitarian and Civic Assistance (HCA), 302, 303, 359, 383, 390, 391

Humanitarian Assistance (HA), 139, 148, 281, 370-374, 379-381, 384, 388-391

Humanitarian Intervention, 2

ICCPR, 93-102

Immediate Response Authority, 281, 313, 388, 389

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 95

Incendiaries, 9, 72

Indiscriminate Attacks, 57, 58

Information Operations, 160, 233

IRCs

JEMSO, 237, 238

Innocent Passage, 247, 252, 328

Interagency Acquisition, 360, 361

Internal Waters, 243-247, 251, 252

International Agreements, 287

Authority to Enter into, 288

Circular 175 Procedure, 290

Communications Support, 297

Compliance, 292

Contracting, 296

Customs & Taxes, 296

Determining Existence of, 287

Elements, 291

Entry/Exit Requirements, 296

Force Protection/Use of Deadly Force, 296

Jurisdiction, 293

Negotiation, 290, 291

Reporting Requirements, 292

Title and Form, 291

U.S. as Receiving State, 294

USCG Boardings/Searches, 165

Vehicles, 296

International Airspace, 246, 259

International Armed Conflict, 11-13, 27, 30 31, 41, 42, 55, 59, 60, 63, 73-75, 81, 82, 100, 201-205, 255, 265, 328, 417

International armed conflict (IAC), 47, 49-54, 59, 60, 80, 255

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 12, 17, 24, 34, 41-45, 51, 53, 54, 65, 81, 82, 84, 192, 304, 311, 532, 533

International Criminal Court, 295

International Human Rights Law, 13, 93, 98, 190

Complementarity, 99

Extraterritoriality, 97

Regions, Africa, 103

Regions, Americas, 102

Regions, Europe, 102

Treaties, 94

International Humanitarian Law–See Law of Armed Conflict, 42, 44, 55, 311

International Military Education & Training (IMET), 377

Internee, 30, 51, 52, 76, 82, 191, 204

Internment (Civilian), 51

Internment of Civilians, 51

Interoperability Training, 380

Interoperability, Safety, and Familiarization Training, 370, 380

Investigations, 84

Board of Officers, 471

Choosing an IO, 473

Financial Liability (FLIPL), 478

Financial Liability Limits, 481

Friendly Fire, 471

Islands, 245

Jean Pictet, 11

JER, 463

John McNeill (OSD), 42

Joint Environmental Management Board (JEMB), 443

Joint Ethics Regulation (JER), 459, 460, 463

Joint Military Justice, 514

Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), 534

Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), 530, 531

Journalists, 31, 40, 62

Jus in Bello, 44, 55, 235, 236, 238

Land Mines, 71, 301

Land Territory, 243, 245, 246

Lasers, 72

Law Enforcement Detachments (LEDETs), 169, 283

Law of Armed Conflict, 55

Attack, 58

Collateral Damage, 58

Distinction, Principle of, 57

Environmental Analysis, 452

Indiscriminate Attacks, 57

Military Necessity, Principle of, 55

Proportionality, Principle of, 58

Purposes, 55

Reasons to Comply, 86

U.S. Policy on Compliance, 83

Unnecessary Suffering, Principle of, 58

Law of the Sea Treaty, 241

Law of War

General Responsibilities, 86

Law of War–See Law of Armed Conflict, 55

Leahy Amendment, 103, 371

Legal Assistance, 495

Casualty Assistance, 503

Consumer Law, 498

Family Care Plans, 501

Family Law, 498

Immigration, 501

JA Checklists, 507

JA’s Role, 495, 496, 506

Preparing to Deploy, 495

Resources, 506

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 497, 503

SGLI, 496

Soldier Readiness Program, 495

Special Victims Counsel, 500

Tax, 499

USERRA, 505

While Deployed, 500

Wills, 496

Levée en masse, 32, 43, 63

Lieber Code, 28, 44, 201

Logistics Agreements, 292, 297

Cryptologic Support, 298

Pre-Positioning, 297

Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), 368, 369

Low Tide Elevations, 245

MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force), 146, 147, 148

Maintenance and Repair, 359, 364, 365, 366

Marine Environmental Protection, 168, 171

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 145, 147

Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 148

Maritime Intercept Operations, 254

Means and Methods, 9, 44, 60, 70

Medical

Personnel, 62

Transport, 15, 22-24, 69

Units, 61

Medical material, 21, 22

Medical personnel

Auxiliaries, 255

Exclusively engaged, 18, 19, 62

Repatriation, 12, 19, 20, 35, 39, 40, 50, 332

Medical units

Fixed, 20, 22

Mobile, 20

Self-Defense, 21

Medical vehicles

Aircraft, 22, 23, 24, 26, 69, 80

Ambulances, 12, 22, 23

Mercenaries, 33

Merchant marines, 31

Michael J. Matheson, 11, 42

Military Clubs, 468

Military Construction, 360, 362, 364-370

Contingency Construction Authority, 367

Contingency use of O&M, 366

Funding Basics, 365, 366

JA’s Methodology, 366

National Emergency, 367, 383, 399, 408, 414, 433, 434

Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), 528, 531

Military Information Support Ops (MISO), 75, 531

Military Judge’s Benchbook, 509

Military Necessity, Principle of, 16, 22, 44, 50, 55

Military Objective, 57, 66

Military Occupation, 77, 89

Militias, 31, 204

Miltary Construction 360, 362, 364, 369

Contingency Construction, 366, 367, 369

Miscellaneous Receipts, 361

Mission Command Training Program (MCTP), 527, 528, 530, 535, 536

Mission Tasking Matrix (MiTaM), 310, 314

MWR Operations, 468

National Airspace, 242, 245, 246, 248, 259, 261, 262

National Response Framework, 277, 279

National Response Plan, 279

National Training Center (NTC), 530, 532

NATO 6, 173, 288, 420

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), 293, 337, 355, 446

Transfer of Authority Message, 186

NATO Claims, 337

Navigational Regimes, 246

Necessary Expense Doctrine, 360

Necessity

Self-Defense (jus ad bellum), 5

Neutrality, 79, 328

Neutralized Zones, 48

Next of Kin Notifications, 424, 485

Noncombatant, 61

Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO), 323

Legal Issues, 327

LOAC Considerations, 328

Status of Personnel, 330

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), 301, 356

Non-International Armed Conflict, 43, 201

Objects Indispensable, 70

Occupation, 77, 89

Offensive Cyberspace Operations

OCO, 226

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 309

Off-Shore Elevation, 245

Oleoresin Capsicum Pepper Spray (OC), 74

Operational Control, 137, 166, 187

Operational Funding, 368

Building & Funding Foreign Partners, 381

Exceptions, 370

Foreign Assistance, 371

Foreign Assistance Personnel Details, 377

Foreign Developmental Assistance, 378

Foreign Disaster Assistance, 389

Foreign Disaster Relief, 378

Foreign Personnel Details, 383

General Rule, 370

Global Lift and Sustain, 387

Human Right & Security Assistance, 371

Humanitarian & Civic Assistance (HCA), 390

Humanitarian Assistance, 388, 390

Humanitarian Disaster Assistance, 389

Immediate Response Authority., 388

JA’s Role, 394

Multilateral Suppot, 384

Security Assistance, 375

Security Assistance (Big T), 379

Security Assistance (Big T) Training, 380

Security Assistance (Little T) Training, 380

Transport of NGO Relief Supplies, 389

Oslo Guidelines, 310

Ottawa Treaty, 71, 195

Outer Space Treaty, 242, 246, 263, 264, 266

Overseas Contingency Operation Authorizations, 386, 370, 381, 386

Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid (OHDACA), 300, 30, 316, 379, 388, 389

Parachutists, 24

Penal Law, 51, 52, 78, 79

Perfidy, 59, 75, 76, 235, 236, 239

Personnel Claims Act (PCA), 334

Personnel of Aid Societies, 20

Persons accompanying armed forces, 32

Pillage, 77, 78

Piracy, 253

Poison, 73

Posse Comitatus Act, 270, 441

POW

Civilian aircraft crews, 31

Contractors, 31

Disciplinary punishment, 38

Escape, 39

Journalists, 31

Judicial punishment, 38

Labor, 37

Levée en masse, 32

Merchant marines, 31

Militia, 31

Persons accompanying armed forces, 32

Photographing, 34

Property, 34

Questioning, 35

Repatriation, 39

Representative, 37

Status, 31

Status in doubt, 33

Transfer, 37

POW camp administration, 35

President Obama, 11, 205

Presidential Decision Directive 25, 374, 382

Presidential Drawdowns, 309, 320, 376

Prisoners of War, 10, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36,  39, 40, 52, 60, 87, 90, 191, 201, 423

Private Property, Acquisition for War Effort, 90

Privileged Belligerent, 203

Property Disposal, for DoD, 392

Proportionality

Self-Defense (jus ad bellum), 5

Proportionality, Principle of, 58, 123

Protected Person, 46, 204

Protecting Powers, 81

PSYOPS–See Military Info Support Ops, 75

Public Vessels Act (PVA), 337

Purpose Statute, 360

Violations, 361

Rapid Response Team, 284

Real Estate Claims, 338, 342

Red Crescent, 18, 24, 51, 61, 70. 76, 321

Red Cross, 24

Red Crystal, 61

Refugee, 30, 53, 320, 330, 376

Relocatable Buildings, 365, 367

Rendulic Rule, 56

Reporters, 40, 62

Reports of Survey—see also Financial Liability, 478

Reprisals, 76

Reprisals (POW), 37

Requisitions, 90

Requisitions under the Law of Armed Conflict, 342

Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations, 96

Reserve Component, 441

Adverse Actions, 441

Rest Centers, 469

Retained Person, 203

Retained Personnel, 18, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 235

Rewards Program, 391, 392

Right of Approach and Visit, 253

Right-of-Assistance Entry, 249

Riot Control Agents (RCA), 73, 196, 329

Rocks, 245

Rules of Engagement, 105

U.S. Coast Guard, 172

Ruses of War, 74

Saboteurs, 32, 47

Sea-Air-Space Law

National Areas, 243

Security Assistance Training, 380

Seizure of Enemy Property, 89

Self-Defense

Against Non-State Actors, 7

By Nations, 4

Necessity (jus ad bellum), 5

Preemptive Use of Force, 6

Proportionality (jus ad bellum), 5

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 503

Automobiles, 253, 351, 504

Cell Phones, 207, 497, 504

Mortgages, 505

Stays of Proceedings, 505

Sexual Assault Response Coordinators, 511

Shipwrecked

Defined, 26

Shipwrecked persons, 26

Small Arms, 73

SOFA Claims, 336

Solatia Payments, 338

Soldier’s Rules, 60, 86

Souvenirs, 76

Special Operations Forces Training, 385

Special Victims Counsel, 500

Spies or Spying, 76

SRP, 495

Stafford Act, 277

State Control of Vessels, 251

State Craft, 251

Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA), 247, 292, 420

NATO, 293, 420

Status of Mission Agreements, 187, 295

Straight Baselines, 244, 245

Suits in Admiralty Act (SAA), 337

Surrender, 24, 27, 59, 61, 76, 87, 259, 260, 295

Suspension of Fire agreements, 16, 17

Tactical Field Exchanges (TFE), 469

Temporary Refuge, 320, 330

Territorial Sea, 5, 165, 167, 241,  245, 247, 249, 251

Time of War, 512, 513

Torture Convention, 95

Train and Equip Authority, 386

Transit Passage, 249, 250, 252

Travaux preparatoires, 11

Treachery, 59, 75

Treaties, 287

Treaties and Other International Agreements, 287

Treaties Generally

Declarations, 96, 244, 399

Reservations, 96, 183, 187, 190

Self-Execution, 96, 97

Understandings, 9, 54, 56, 96

Treaties in Force, 287, 288

U.S. Coast Guard, 283

U.S. Marine Corps 145

U.S. Navy, 150

UNCLOS, 241, 242, 244, 248, 250, 252, 253

Uniforms, 75, 76, 308, 435

Unit Lounges, 468

United Nations

Human Rights Committee, 95, 97, 102

Human Rights Council, 102

Security Council, 1-4, 6,7,81,85, 259, 328

United Nations Charter, 1-7, 74 81, 93, 102, 229, 242, 250, 263, 328

Article 51 Self-Defense, 1,2, 4-7, 57, 58, 236, 238, 328

Chapter VII Actions, 1-4, 74, 81

Chapter VII Security Council Actions, 2, 3

Chapter VIII Regional Org’n Enforcement Actions, 3

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 93

Unnecessary Suffering, Principle of, 58

Unprivileged Enemy Belligerent, 41, 203, 213

USERRA, 441, 496, 499, 505, 506

USG Property Disposal, 392

USO/Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE), 468

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 293, 331

Visiting Forces Acts, 293, 294, 318

War Crimes

Command Responsibility, 83, 84

Definition, 82, 83

Investigation, 84

Prevention, 84, 85

Prosecution, 83, 86

Reporting, 84, 88

War Powers Resolution, 1, 8

War Trophies, 76

Warnings, prior to attack, 58, 60, 67, 69

Weapons

Illegal, 71

Improper Use, 71

Legal Review, 59, 70

Works and Installations Containing Dangerous Forces, 54, 57, 69, 70, 455

Wounded and Sick, 10, 12-18, 20-23, 26, 27, 29, 48, 50, 60, 61, 68, 69, 76, 80

Abandoning, 16

Civilians, 14, 15

Defined, 14

Order of treatment, 15, 16

Relief efforts, 17, 18

Standard of care, 15

Treatment, 13

 


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