(Oct. 7, 2020) On September 23, 2020, the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill received its second reading in the British House of Commons and progressed through to the Committee stage with a comfortable majority. The bill aims to provide certainty for Service personnel and veterans by protecting them from vexatious legal claims for […]
Topic: Civil actions, Civil liability, Civil procedure, Constitutional law, Crime victims, Crimes against property, Crimes against women, Judicial powers, Judicial review and appeals, Lawyers and legal services, Legal remedies, Military assistance, Military law, Torts, Veterans, Zones of occupation
Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Author: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
(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
