Danish Ministry of Defence • Defence Command Denmark MILITARY MANUAL ON INTERNATIONAL LAW RELEVANT TO DANISH ARMED FORCES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS COLOPHON Military Manual on international law relevant to Danish armed forces in international operations Danish Ministry of Defence Defence Command Denmark Editor Head of Division Jes Rynkeby Knudsen Publication director General Peter Bartram Design & infografics Ferdio Printing Rosendahls Copy editing Fokus Kommunikation and WordZense Version date September 2016 ISBN 978-87-971162-0-3 ISBN digital version 978-87-971162-1-0 1st edition, 1st printing Print run The printed version of the Military Manual published in this edition was produced 500 copies on the basis of the 2010-2014 Defence Agreement in which the Parties to Agree- ment decided that Denmark, like many other States should have a military manual. Copy request The manual was produced by a task force established in 2012 under the auspices of
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