(Mar. 26, 2015) On February 20, 2015, Italy’s Parliament passed new legislation, Decree-Law No. 7, regulating the involvement of the Italian Armed Forces in international cooperative activities. (Decree-Law No. 7 of February 18, 2015, Urgent Measures for the Fight Against Terrorism, Including International Terrorism (D.L. No. 7), GAZETTA UFFICIALE, No. 41 (Feb. 19, 2015), NORMATTIVA.) […]
Topic: Armed forces, Defense spending, International affairs, Military assistance, Militias and paramilitary groups, Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(Oct. 16, 2014) The government is considering an amendment to the Penal Code that would make it a crime of terrorism to participate and fight in armed conflicts abroad on behalf of groups considered to be illegal militias. (Miguel González, El Gobierno Estudia Castigar como Delito el Combatir en el Extranjero, EL PAIS (Sept. 16, […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, Criminal code, Military assistance, Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Spain
Author: Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
(Feb. 7, 2014) On February 4, 2014, Indonesia and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in defense matters. The agreement was signed in Den Haag, the Netherlands, by Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert. (RI-Netherlands Cooperation in Defense Affairs, THE JAKARTA POST (Feb. 6, 2014).) […]
Topic: Education, International affairs, Military assistance
Jurisdiction: Indonesia, Netherlands
Author: Constance Johnson
