Status of forces agreements : foreign jurisdiction and congressional oversight / Jeffrey R. Webb, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Webb, Jeffrey R., editor.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Defense, Security and Strategies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Status of forces agreements--United States.

Status of forces agreements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.

Summary:

The United States has been party to multilateral and bilateral agreements addressing the status of U.S. armed forces while present in a foreign country. These agreements, commonly referred to as Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs), generally establish the framework under which U.S. military personnel operate in a foreign country. The agreement provides for rights and privileges of covered individuals while in the foreign jurisdiction, addressing how the domestic laws of the foreign jurisdiction shall be applied to U.S. personnel while in that country. This book examines how SOFAs have been utilized; the congressional issues of the U.S.-Iraq withdrawal/Status of Forces agreement and congressional oversight and related issues concerning international security agreements concluded by the United States.

Contents:

STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT: FOREIGN JURISDICTION AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT; STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT: FOREIGN JURISDICTION AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA): WHAT IS IT, AND HOW HAS IT BEEN UTILIZED?; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; MULTILATERAL VS. BILATERAL SOFAS; PROVISIONS OF STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS; Civil/Criminal Jurisdiction; Example of Exclusive Jurisdiction; Example of Shared Jurisdiction; Status Determinations; Authority to Fight

Other Provisions Such as Uniforms,Taxes, and CustomsSECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AND SOFAS; BILATERAL SOFAS: HISTORICAL PRACTICE; Afghanistan; Germany; Japan; South Korea; Philippines; Iraq; SURVEY OF CURRENT STATUSOF FORCES AGREEMENTS; North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Status of Forces Agreement; North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Partnership for Peace - Status of Forces Agreement; Treaty as Underlying Source of Authority for Status of Forces Agreement; Congressional Action as Underlying Source of Authority for Status of Forces Agreement

Base Lease Agreement Containing Status of Forces Agreement TermsStatus of Forces Agreement in Support of Specified Activities/Exercises; Status of Forces Agreement Not in Support of Specified Activity/Exercise and Not Based on Underlying Treaty/Congressional Action; End Notes; Chapter 2: U.S.-IRAQ WITHDRAWAL/STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT: ISSUES FOR CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT; SUMMARY; MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; WHAT IS A STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA)?; U.S.-IRAQ WITHDRAWAL/STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT; Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction; Military Operations

Withdrawal TimelineEnd Notes; Chapter 3: CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND RELATED ISSUES CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY THE UNITED STATES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; I. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS UNDER U.S. LAW; Treaties; Executive Agreements; Congressional-Executive Agreements; Executive Agreements Made Pursuant to Treaties; Sole Executive Agreements; Nonlegal Agreements; Choosing between a Treaty and Executive Agreement; II. HISTORICAL PRACTICE REGARDING SECURITY AGREEMENTS; Categories of Security Agreements; Collective Defense Agreements/"Security Commitments"

Other Types of Military AgreementsAgreements Granting the Legal Right to Military Intervention; Non-Binding Security Arrangements; Examples of Bilateral Security Agreements; Afghanistan; Iraq; Germany; Japan; South Korea; Philippines; III. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT; Notification; Notification Pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act; Notification Pursuant to Circular 175 Procedures; Annual Reporting of Security Arrangements Required by the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991; Consultation; Approval, Rejection, or Conditional Approval of International Agreements

Implementation of an Agreement that is Not Self-Executing

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 5, 2016).

ISBN:

1-61324-832-6