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OPERATIONAL LAW HANDBOOK
(2004)
MAJ Joseph B. Berger III
Maj Derek Grimes

MAJ Eric T. Jensen
Editors
Contributing Authors

MAJ Joseph Berger
MAJ Karen Carlisle
MAJ Joanne Eldridge
MAJ Andrew Glass
MAJ Carissa Gregg
Maj Derek Grimes, USAF
MAJ Larry Gwaltney
Lt Col Thomas Hamilton, USMC
CDR Mark Higgins, USCG
MAJ Mark Holzer
MAJ Brad Huestis
MAJ Eric Jensen
MAJ Karl Kuhn

LCDR William O\u2019Brien, USN
Mr. Allan Ott
LTC Curt Parker
LTC J T Parker
Mr. Hays Parks
MAJ Keith Puls
LTC Pam Stahl
MAJ Evan Stone
MAJ Randolph Swansiger
LTC Ken Tozzi
Maj Cody Weston, USMC
LTC Shelley Williams
LTC Daria Wollschlaeger

All of the faculty who have served before us
and contributed to the literature in the field of operational law.
Technical Support
CDR Brian J. Bill, USN
Ms. Janice D. Prince, Secretary

JA 422
International and Operational Law Department
The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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PREFACE

The Operational Law Handbook is a \u201chow to\u201d guide for Judge Advocates practicing operational law.
It provides references and describes tactics and techniques for the practice of operational law. It
supports the doctrinal concepts and principles of FM 3-0 and FM 27-100. The Operational Law
Handbook is not a substitute for official references. Like operational law itself, the Handbook is a
focused collection of diverse legal and practical information. The handbook is not intended to
provide \u201cthe school solution\u201d to a particular problem, but to help judge advocates recognize, analyze,
and resolve the problems they will encounter in the operational context.

The Handbook was designed and written for the Judge Advocates practicing operational law. The
size and contents of the Handbook are controlled by this focus. Frequently, the authors were forced
to strike a balance between the temptation to include more information and the need to retain the
Handbook in its current size and configuration. Simply put, the Handbook, \u201ccargo pocket sized\u201d is
made for the soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, and coast guardsmen of the service judge advocate
general\u2019s corps, who serve alongside their clients in the operational context. Accordingly, the
Operational Law Handbook is compatible with current joint and combined doctrine. Unless
otherwise stated, masculine pronouns apply to both men and women.

The proponent for this publication is the International and Operational Law Department, The Judge
Advocate General\u2019s Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS). Send comments, suggestions, and work
product from the field to TJAGLCS, International and Operational Law Department, Attention: MAJ
Eric Jensen, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-1781. To gain more detailed information or to discuss
an issue with the author of a particular chapter or appendix call MAJ Jensen at DSN 521-3383;
Commercial (434) 971-3383; or email eric.jensen@hqda.army.mil.

The 2004 Operational Law Handbook is on the Internet at www.jagcnet.army.mil. After accessing
this site, Enter JAGCNet, then go to the Operational Law sub-directory. The 2004 edition is also
linked to the CLAMO General database under the keyword Operational Law Handbook \u2013 2004
edition. The digital copies are particularly valuable research tools because they contain many
hypertext links to the various treaties, statutes, DoD Directives/Instructions/Manuals, CJCS
Instructions, Joint Publications, Army Regulations, and Field Manuals that are referenced in the text.
If you find a blue link, click on it and Lotus Notes will retrieve the cited document from the Internet
for you. The hypertext linking is an ongoing project and will only get better with time. A word of
caution: some Internet links require that your computer contain Adobe Acrobat software.

To order copies of the 2004 Operational Law Handbook, please call CLAMO at (434) 971 3339 or
email CLAMO@hqda.army.mil.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Legal Basis for the Use of Force...................................................................................... Chapter 1 Law of War...................................................................................................................... Chapter 2 Human Rights.................................................................................................................. Chapter 3 Law of War in Military Operations Other Than War...................................................... Chapter 4 Rules of Engagement....................................................................................................... Chapter 5 National Security Structure and Strategy......................................................................... Chapter 6 Air, Sea, and Space Law.................................................................................................. Chapter 7 Civilian Personnel Supporting Operations....................................................................... Chapter 8 Claims, Foreign and Deployment.................................................................................... Chapter 9 Criminal Law................................................................................................................. Chapter 10 Environmental Law in Operations................................................................................. Chapter 11 Fiscal Issues in Operations............................................................................................. Chapter 12 Deployment Contracting and Battlefield Acquisition..................................................... Chapter 13 Intelligence Law.............................................................................................................Chapter 14 Administrative Law....................................................................................................... Chapter 15 International Agreements & SOFAs.............................................................................. Chapter 16 Legal Assistance............................................................................................................ Chapter 17 Combating Terrorism..................................................................................................... Chapter 18 Domestic Operations...................................................................................................... Chapter 19 Information Operations.................................................................................................. Chapter 20 Non-combatant Evacuation Operations......................................................................... Chapter 21 Special Operations......................................................................................................... Chapter 22 United Nations & Peace Operations.............................................................................. Chapter 23 Reserves Component Soldiers and Operations............................................................... Chapter 24 Joint Operations............................................................................................................. Chapter 25

Department of Defense
Joint Command & Staff
Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy
Coast Guard
NATO

Media Relations: Dealing with the Press....................................................................... Chapter 26 Military Decision Making Process & OPLANS............................................................ Chapter 27 Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO)....................................................... Chapter 28 World Wide Web sites and other Electronic Resources................................................. Chapter 29

GLOSSARY
INDEX
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