The Rule of Law on Peace Operations A ‘CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS’ PROJECT CONFERENCE Edited by Jessica Howard & Bruce Oswald CSC Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law The Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law gratefully acknowledges the The Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law gratefully acknowledges the combined support of combined support of THE RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS THE RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS A ‘CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS’ PROJECT A ‘CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS’ PROJECT CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Edited by Edited by JESSICA HOWARD JESSICA HOWARD and and BRUCE OSWALD CSC BRUCE OSWALD CSC Law School Law School University of Melbourne University of Melbourne 11–13 November 2002 11–13 November 2002 DEDICATION DEDICATION This book is dedicated to all who seek to protect the victims of armed This book is dedicated to all who seek to protect the victims of armed conflict through the rule of law conflict through the rule of law TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ................................................................................................ v Foreword ................................................................................................ v Acknowledgements .............................................................................. vii Acknowledgements .............................................................................. vii Preface................................................................................................... ix Preface................................................................................................... ix THE CONFERENCE: INTRODUCTION................................................... 1 THE CONFERENCE: INTRODUCTION................................................... 1 TRADITIONAL WELCOME ............................................................................... 3 TRADITIONAL WELCOME ............................................................................... 3 Joy Wandin Murphy Joy Wandin Murphy DIRECTOR’S WELCOME................................................................................... 5 DIRECTOR’S WELCOME................................................................................... 5 Professor Timothy McCormack Professor Timothy McCormack OPENING ADDRESS......................................................................................... 7 OPENING ADDRESS......................................................................................... 7 Shane Carmody Shane Carmody THE CHALLENGES PROJECT ......................................................................... 12 THE CHALLENGES PROJECT ......................................................................... 12 Annika Hilding Norberg Annika Hilding Norberg THE CHALLENGES PROJECT & PEACE OPERATIONS ................................... 16 THE CHALLENGES PROJECT & PEACE OPERATIONS ................................... 16 Major General Tim Ford Major General Tim Ford STRATEGIC VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS .................................. 23 STRATEGIC VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS .................................. 23 CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS......................................................... 25 CHALLENGES OF PEACE OPERATIONS......................................................... 25 William Durch William Durch THE RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN THE RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AN INSTITUTIONAL DONOR ............................................................................... 49 INSTITUTIONAL DONOR ............................................................................... 49 Steve Darvill Steve Darvill REGIONAL VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS .................................... 65 REGIONAL VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS .................................... 65 REGIONAL APPROACHES TO PEACE OPERATIONS...................................... 67 REGIONAL APPROACHES TO PEACE OPERATIONS...................................... 67 Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd) Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd) ENGAGING AND COMMITTING TO PEACE OPERATIONS ............................ 73 ENGAGING AND COMMITTING TO PEACE OPERATIONS ............................ 73 Andrew Ladley Andrew Ladley SAFETY OF PERSONNEL SERVING ON PEACE OPERATIONS ........................ 81 SAFETY OF PERSONNEL SERVING ON PEACE OPERATIONS ........................ 81 Takahisa Kawakami Takahisa Kawakami USE OF FORCE ON PEACE OPERATIONS....................................................... 85 USE OF FORCE ON PEACE OPERATIONS....................................................... 85 HE Major General Jioji Konrote (Retd) HE Major General Jioji Konrote (Retd) PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ON PEACE PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ON PEACE OPERATIONS.................................................................................................. 89 OPERATIONS.................................................................................................. 89 Sastrohandoyo Wiryono Sastrohandoyo Wiryono ii ii COMMENTS AND SUMMATION ON REGIONAL VIEWS OF PEACE COMMENTS AND SUMMATION ON REGIONAL VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS................................................................................................ 103 OPERATIONS................................................................................................ 103 Major General Tim Ford Major General Tim Ford FACING FUTURE CHALLENGES TO FUTURE OPERATIONS: AN ADF FACING FUTURE CHALLENGES TO FUTURE OPERATIONS: AN ADF PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 105 PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 105 General Peter Cosgrove General Peter Cosgrove STRATEGIC LEGAL VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS.................. 113 STRATEGIC LEGAL VIEWS OF PEACE OPERATIONS.................. 113 UNITED NATIONS MANAGEMENT OF LEGAL ISSUES................................ 115 UNITED NATIONS MANAGEMENT OF LEGAL ISSUES................................ 115 Ralph Zacklin Ralph Zacklin RULE OF LAW STRATEGIES FOR PEACE OPERATIONS ............................... 127 RULE OF LAW STRATEGIES FOR PEACE OPERATIONS ............................... 127 Nina Lahoud Nina Lahoud OPERATIONAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD ....................................... 147 OPERATIONAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD ....................................... 147 A CIVILIAN OPERATIONAL VIEW FROM THE FIELD.................................. 149 A CIVILIAN OPERATIONAL VIEW FROM THE FIELD.................................. 149 Dennis McNamara Dennis McNamara PAST EXPERIENCES & FUTURE CHALLENGES: A MILITARY PAST EXPERIENCES & FUTURE CHALLENGES: A MILITARY PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 155 PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 155 Major General Songkitti Jaggabatara Major General Songkitti Jaggabatara OPERATIONAL LEGAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD......................... 163 OPERATIONAL LEGAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD......................... 163 PAST EXPERIENCES & FUTURE CHALLENGES: A CIVILIAN PAST EXPERIENCES & FUTURE CHALLENGES: A CIVILIAN PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 165 PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 165 Mandira Sharma Mandira Sharma POLICE IN PEACE OPERATIONS.................................................................. 170 POLICE IN PEACE OPERATIONS.................................................................. 170 Michael Jorsback Michael Jorsback OPERATIONAL LEGAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD: A MILITARY OPERATIONAL LEGAL VIEWS FROM THE FIELD: A MILITARY PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 175 PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................................... 175 Yvetta Rhana Thapa Yvetta Rhana Thapa RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS: AN NGO PERSPECTIVE............ 183 RULE OF LAW ON PEACE OPERATIONS: AN NGO PERSPECTIVE............ 183 Susan Harris Rimmer & Jennifer Wells Susan Harris Rimmer & Jennifer Wells SYNDICATE DISCUSSIONS .................................................................. 203 SYNDICATE DISCUSSIONS .................................................................. 203 FRAMEWORK OF PEACE OPERATIONS ....................................................... 205 FRAMEWORK OF PEACE OPERATIONS ....................................................... 205 Rapporteur: Andrew Coleman Rapporteur: Andrew Coleman CULTURAL CONTEXT OF PEACE OPERATIONS .......................................... 213 CULTURAL CONTEXT OF PEACE OPERATIONS .......................................... 213 Rapporteur: Jadranka Petrovic Rapporteur: Jadranka Petrovic DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILISATION & REINTEGRATION ........................... 222 DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILISATION & REINTEGRATION ........................... 222 Rapporteur: James Field Rapporteur: James Field CRIMINAL LAW........................................................................................... 228 CRIMINAL LAW........................................................................................... 228 Rapporteur: Nicole Schlesinger Rapporteur: Nicole Schlesinger POLICE ........................................................................................................