"Leahy Law" Human Rights Provisions and Security Assistance : Issue Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

Armed Forces.

Human rights.

Military assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of "Leahy laws," which condition U.S. assistance to foreign security forces on their human rights record; and reviews brief history of their legislative development. Examines vetting procedures used to review and clear foreign military and other security forces for gross violations of human rights. Addresses salient issues and policy questions regarding provisions of the laws and their implementation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. "Leahy Law" Human Rights Provisions and Security Assistance

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