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Leuven Manual on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations

Leuven Manual on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations

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Summary

Prepared by an International Group of Experts at the Invitation of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

The Leuven Manual is the authoritative, comprehensive overview of the rules that are to be followed in peace operations conducted by the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, the African Union and other organisations, with detailed commentary on best practice in relation to those rules. Topics covered include human rights, humanitarian law, gender aspects, the use of force and detention by peacekeepers, the protection of civilians, and the relevance of the laws of the host State. The international group of expert authors includes leading academics, together with military officers and policy officials with practical experience in contemporary peace operations, supported in an individual capacity by input from experts working for the UN, the African Union, NATO, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This volume is intended to be of assistance to states and international organisations involved in the planning and conduct of peace operations, and practitioners and academia.

  • Represents the most authoritative manual in the field, developed by a global group of experts
  • Consists of clearly articulated legal rules together with commentary on interpreting the rules in practice in the field
  • Offers policy recommendations in cases where the law is silent or unclear

Table of contents

Part I. Introduction:
1. Scope of the Manual
2. Short history of the law of peace operations


Part II. Applicable Legal Framework for Conducting Peace Operations and How The Regimes Relate to Each Other:
3. The Mandate
4. Organisation-specific legal framework and procedures:
5. The applicability of international human rights law in peace operations
6. The applicability of international humanitarian law in peace operations
7. Implementing a gender perspective
8. Status of forces and status of mission
9. Host state law
10. Sending state law
11. Troop contributing country memorandums of understanding and other instruments and regulations

Part III. Conducting a United Nations (Mandated) Peace Operation:
12. The use of force
13. Detention
14. The protection of civilians
15. Aerial and maritime dimensions of peace operations
16. Monitoring compliance in the field of conduct and discipline
17. Promotion of the rule of law
18. Demining and removal of explosive remnants

Part IV. Accountability and Responsibility:
19. Accountability and responsibility in peace operations
20. Third party claims
21. International criminal responsibility and international criminal justice in relation to peace operations.