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55 Mil. L. & L. War Rev. 13 (2016-2017)
Legal Issues of Multinational Military Operations: An Alliance Perspective

handle is hein.journals/mllwr55 and id is 15 raw text is: MILITARY LAW AND THE LAW OF WAR REVIEW 55 (2016 - 2017) Legal Issues of Multinational Military Operations: An Alliance Perspective' STEVEN HILL Legal Adviser, Director of the NATO Office of Le gal Affairs DAVID LEMETAYER Assistant Legal Adviser, NATO Office ofLegal Affairs' Table of Contents I. Introduction .................. ................. 13 II. Achieving Legal Interoperability .................... ...... 15 III. Current Legal challenges................................ 17 1. Military operations and Human Rights Law.......... ...... 17 2. Hybrid warfare ....................................... 17 3. Cyber defence...................................... 19 4. Maritime operations and activities ............. .......... 21 IV Beyond Legal Interoperability: Building Legitimacy ............ 23 V Concluding remarks ................................... 25 Summary - Samenvatting - Rsum6 - Resumen - Riassunto - Zusammenfassung .............. ...... 27 I. Introduction In July 2016, the Warsaw Summit Communique confirmed NATO Allies' longstanding commitment to ensure that the Alliance remains an unparalleled community of freedom, peace, security, and shared values.3 As a consequence, ensuring the interoperability of multinational armed forces is fundamental to protecting and defending the indivisible security and the common values of the Alliance. 1 This article builds on presentations given in Exeter at the occasion of the conference organized by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War Society and the University of Exeter on International Law of Military Operations: Mapping the Field, 21-23 June 2016 and in Berlin at a workshop hosted by the German Society for Military Law and Humanitarian Law on Multinationality and Integration in Military Operations: The Legal Perspective, Berlin, 22-23 September 2016. 2 The views and remarks expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official views of NATO or of the Office of Legal Affairs. 3 Warsaw Summit Communiqu6, issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw 8-9 July 2016, http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/officialtexts_133169.htm, § 2. 13

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