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Legislation and regulations Acquisition Operating Framework This site provides access to the UK Ministry of Defence Acquisition Operating Framework, AOF, which defines how to conduct procurement processes in the Ministry of Defence. It replaced the Acquisition Management System, AMS, in April 2008. Its aim is to provide acquisition based guidance and advice to help people understand procedures and policies. Acquisition Operating Framework This is the UK Ministry of Defence AOF. It has been designed to be an authoritative source of policy information and guidance on defence acquisition and procurement for the MoD and industry partners. It contains the Defence Values for Acquisition Toolkit, information on Through Life Capability Management, Project and Programme Management, Logistics, Safety and Environmental Protection. Aerodrome Safeguarding This site provides the full text of a UK Department for Transport (DFT) consultation document entitled 'Safeguarding of aerodromes, technical sites and military explosives storage areas'. The document describes the background to the safeguarding of aerodromes and technical sites and gives the proposals of the Secretary of State and the Minister. The document was published on 11th March 2001. The text can be viewed online in HTML format. America Responds to Terrorism Part of the White House's Department of Homeland Security, this site provides information on America's response to terrorism since September 11th. It contains information on presidential action, homeland security strategy, diplomatic, investigative, financial and humanitarian action. There is also a military section which provides an update on the war on terrorism in America and abroad. The site also links to the Department of Homeland Security which gives access to legislation such as the Homeland Security Act. American Civil Liberties Union : Torture FOIA This web site contains information on the law suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) under the Freedom of Information Act, which demanded that the United States government release information from records on the treatment and interrogation of detainees in United States custody and prisoners held by the United States at military bases and overseas detention facilities. The site looks in particular at the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and contains a timeline of the ACLU's legal action, press releases, statements from co-requestors, legal documents relating to the FOIA request, and international legal instruments such as the Geneva Convention. There is also access to facsimilies of records released in response to the request for information, these include; documents from the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service inquiries into the alleged assault and execution of Iraqi POWs, and records related to the Taguba report which investigated misconduct at the Abu Ghraib Prison. Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 : Chapter 24 This Act of Parliament was produced in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Its aim is to strengthen powers to counter the risk of an international terrorist attack in the UK. It covers terrorist property, freezing orders, disclosure of information, immigration and asylum, race and religion, weapons of mass destruction, security of pathogens and toxins, security of nuclear industry, aviation security, police powers, and the retention of communications data. Corporate Publications : Key Documents for Defence Linked from the Ministry of Defence web site, this site provides access to full text Minisry of Defence publications and reports. It contains MoD business plans including Expenditure Plans and the MoD Departmental Plan; MoD public consultations; government policy and strategy on defence including White Papers and the Departmental Framework Document; and a reports section which links to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Reports and National Audit Office Reports as well as annual reports, financial reports and reports of interest to the defence business community, veterans and researchers. Defence Industrial Strategy : Defence White Paper The Secretary of State for Defence announced the UK Defence Industrial Strategy on 15 December 2005 in Parliament. This site provides access to the full text pdf version of the Defence White Paper Cm 6697. The aim of the strategy is to provide UK Armed Forces with appropriate equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner. To do this the UK requires adequate industrial capability including infrastructure, skills, intellectual property and capacity to maintain national security and sovereignty. The paper gives a strategic overview of the defence market, UK business environment, research and technology, and defence exports; reviews industrial sectors such as systems engineering, maritime, armoured fighting vehicles, helicopters and munitions; and implementing the Defence Industrial Strategy. Delivering Security in a Changing World : Defence White Paper Published in December 2003, this paper builds on the Strategic Defence Reviews in 1998 and 2002. The White Paper (CM 6041-I, II) details the defence policy for the future of the British Armed Forces. It addresses the changing security environment and threats posed by terrorists and weapons proliferation, future requirements for defence, and armed forces capabilities. There is also a separate volume of supporting essays which is accessible from this site, which covers international organisations, scales of effort and military tasks, developing the reserves, MoD strategy for defence relations, defence management and defence industrial policy. Discipline and Military Law This web page is part of the British Army web site aimed at serving soldiers and officers. Background information is provided on military law and the enforcement of discipline in the army. This covers areas such as courts martials, the Standing Civilian Court, summary dealing and the Army Legal Services. A detailed guide to alcohol and drug misuse and a selection of full text PDF documents dealing with various aspects of discipline and military law are available. These include guides to the military courts, soldier's rights, management and resolution of complaints, sentencing, custody, summary dealing and administrative action for misconduct. DPRK Foreign Ministry Statement Denounces UNSC Resolution Over DPRK Missile Launch Provided by the Nautilus Institute Policy Forum Online, this is the full text of the statement issued by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, Foreign Ministry on 16th July 2006 which rejects the UN Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006) that denounced the DPRK's testing of ballistic missiles on 5th July 2006. European Defence Agency (EDA) The Agency was established under a Joint Action of the Council of Ministers on 12 July, 2004. The EDA's role is to support the Member States and the Council in their effort to improve European defence capabilities for crisis-management operations under the European Security and Defence Policy. The site provides a background description of the Agency, reference and finance documents. There is also organisation information which covers its constituent Directorates responsible for Capabilities Development, Armaments Cooperation, Industry and Market, Research and Technology and Corporate Services. A major section of the site is devoted to the defence equipment market and this includes information on the Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement and Code of Best Practice in the Supply Chain. Access is also provided to an electronic bulletin board. Other sections include News; Documents; Defence Facts (includes a summary of Defence Research and Technology Spend) and Dealing with the EDA (procurement, vacancies and experts). Future Infantry Structure This site gives access to the full text of a speech given by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP, to the House of Commons on 16th December 2004 at 12.31 pm, Column 1795 and the ensuing debate (you will need to scroll down towards the bottom of the page to get to it). The statement outlines the planned restructuring of the British Army. It is intended that the new structure will rebalance the Army in order to meet twenty-first century needs of deployability, readiness and flexibility. The proposed force structure will consist of two armoured brigades, three mechanised brigades, a light and an air assault brigade. In order to do this, four infantry battalions will be abolished, regiments will be merged, approximately 2,400 posts will be redeployed across the force structure, and about 400 people will be made redundant. Home Office : Office of the National Coordinator of Terrorist Investigations This organisation publishes statistics on terrorism arrests and outcomes in the United Kingdom. Statistical details include: people arrested and charged the age group and ethnicity of suspects time from arrest to charge/release convictions for terrorist-related offences numbers of extremist/terrorist prisoners stops and searches under terrorism legislation police cordons and port examinations These data are published under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and other legislation, including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. They are based on information provided by the ACPO Counter Terrorism Coordination Centre. House of Commons : Defence Reports This site provides the full text of publications of the Defence Select Committee for the current session. The site provides a few reports; The Ministry of Defence Police: Changes in Jurisdiction Proposed Under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001, The MOD's Annual Report and the Strategic Defence Review. It is also possble to order publications from this site, link to other parliamentary pages and further parliamentary publications available on the internet. House of Commons Defence Committee : Armed Forces Bill : First Report of Session 2005-06 This is the full text PDF version of HC 747, the Armed Forces Bill of 30 November 2005, which consolidates the Service Discipline Acts into a single piece of legislation. It will be subject to review and renewal every five years. There are two major areas of concern: that the Government’s promised independent element in the complaints system is inadequate and the Bill does not include sufficient detail for an extensive analysis of the proposals. The second area of concern is that the Government proposes to remove the requirement for Parliament to approve the annual renewal of the Service Discipline Acts. House of Commons Defence Committee : Tri Service Armed Forces Bill : Second Report of Session 2004-05 : Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence This is the full text pdf version of HC 64 (incorporating HC 1139-i, session 2003-04), published on 14th March 2005. The report examines the Government's proposal to replace the three separate Service Discipline Acts with a single Tri Service Act in the 2005-06 parliamentary session. The chapters look at the case for a single act for the three armed forces services; proposals for a single system of service law which encompasses discipline and court martial, human rights issues, redress of complaints, and boards of inquiry; and parliamentary scrutiny of the Bill and proposed legislation. ICRC Databases on International Humanitarian Law Provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, this site provides access to a treaty database that provides the full text of international humanitarian law treaties and documents including the Geneva Conventions and Protocols and details of which countries are signatories. There is also a national implementation database which provides documents on the implementation of humanitarian laws in nation states. Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001 This site is provided by the Library of Congress THOMAS service, which provides legislative information freely to the public. It was created following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America in order to keep the public informed of changes to American legislation related to the terrorist attacks and counter terrorism laws. The site contains the full text of Bills and Resolutions signed into law and cover intelligence, aviation security, bioterrorism, border security and authorisation for the use of military force; Legislation with Floor Action including the Financial Anti Terrorism Act, Homeland Security Information Sharing Act, and the Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001; and Legislation without Floor Action including Preparedness Against Domestic Terrorism Act of 2001, and the Dirty Bomb Prevention Act. There is legislation from September 2001 to the end of October 2001. Ministry of Defence : Freedom of Information This is the UK MoD Freedom of Information and FOI Publication Scheme web site. The site was created in response to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which supercedes the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 1997 and came into force in January 2005. The web site provides information on: the publication scheme and what information the Ministry of Defence (MoD) makes available to the public; the Freedom of Information Act; classes of information available; ways to obtain publications, charges and points of contact; and provides access to the full text of recently released information. National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism Provided by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, MIPT, this is a full text pdf report published in September 2006. It outlines the United State's strategy for winning the War on Terror, and builds on the February 2003 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism and the March 2006 National Security Strategy. It covers the realities of the War on Terror; the terrorist enemy; strategic vision for the War on Terror including the long term approach of advancing effective democracy and the short term approach of preventing attacks, denying WMD and support of rogue states to terrorists, and denying terrorists control of nations; and institutionalising strategy for long term success. Official Document System of the United Nations This site provides access to full text United Nations documentation from 1993 to the present, and resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The site and documents are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, German and Spanish. President'a Address to the Nation This website contains the full text transcript of US President George W. Bush's televised address to the nation outlining future strategy in post war Iraq, broadcast on 10th January 2007. The speech outlines methods for tackling the insurgency including committing an extra twenty thousand American troops to Iraq; strengthening Iraqi security forces; assisting the Iraqi government in meeting political benchmarks; and assisting with diplomatic and economic initiatives in Iraq and the Middle East. The address can also be watched using Real Media or Windows Media video. Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 : Chapter 2 This site provides access to the full text of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, published on 14th March 2005. This legislation replaces the power of indefinite detention without trial of foreign nationals suspected of involvement in terrorism, as outlined in the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001: Chapter 24, and replaces it with control orders that can be used against anyone suspected of terrorist involvement regardless of their nationality or terrorist cause. The Act covers the power to make control orders, making of non derogating control orders, arrest and detention, duration of control orders, criminal investigations, and appeals and other proceedings. Prevention of Terrorism Bill : Preliminary Report : Ninth Report of Session 2004-05 : Report and Formal Minutes This site provides access to the full text report written by the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights, HL Paper 61 HC 389, published on 25th February 2005. It is a preliminary consideration of the human rights issues arising from the Prevention of Terrorism Bill and the Home Secretary's Statement to the House on 22nd February 2005; a more detailed analysis will follow. The chapters look at positive aspects from a human rights perspective and also address concerns over human rights compatibility such as: the necessity for 'derogating control orders', which will restrict an individual's liberty; the lack of prior judicial involvement in giving out such orders; the use of a special advocate procedure in deprivation of liberty cases; and the limited judicial control of non-derogating control orders. Prevention of Terrorism Bill This site provides access to the full text of the House of Commons Bill 61, published on 22nd February 2005, in html and pdf format and links to the Explanatory Notes to the Bill, Bill 61-EN, prepared by the Home Office. The Bill provides the Home Secretary the power to place control orders on any individual in order to prevent or control further involvement in terrorism related activity. These orders would be tailored to individuals and may include prohibitions on the possession of certain items, restrictions on movement and communications and requirements on place of abode. The chapters cover the power to make control orders, derogations from the right to liberty, duration and renewal of orders, and appeals relating to derogating and non-derogating orders. Question of Palestine : History Site based on United Nations documents and sources which provide a history of Palestine and conflict in the Middle East from 1917 to the present. It provides links to key documents such as Article 22, the Balfour Declaration, UN Resolutions of 1947, 1967 and 1973. There is also a collection of maps illustrating territories occupied by Israel and Plans of Partition. Review of Counter-Terrorism Powers : Eighteenth Report of Session 2003-04 : Report Together With Formal Minutes, Appendices and Minutes of Evidence This site provides access to the full text of the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights report, HL Paper 158 HC 713, published on 4th August 2004. It examines the human rights issues arising from the Home Office discussion paper, Counter-Terrorism Powers: Reconciling Security and Liberty in an Open Society, CM 6147, February 2004, which set out the government response to the recommendations made by the Privy Counsellor Review Committee's Report on the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (also known as the Newton Report). This report agrees with the conclusions of the Newton Report; that the indefinite detention of persons suspected of terrorism under Part Four ATCSA 2001 should be replaced with new legislation that deals with all aspects of terrorism regardless of the perpetrator's nationality and that it shouldn't derogate from the European Union Convention on Human Rights. The chapters look at the human rights framework; government evidence of the level of threat from international terrorism; the working of Part 4 ATCSA 2001 in practice; and alternatives to Part 4 ATCSA 2001. Royal Air Force Directorate of Legal Services This is the web site of the Directorate of Legal Services of the Royal Air Force (RAF)whose main function is to provide legal advice to RAF and military personnel. They also to act as prosecutors at courts martials and in the Standing Civilian Court. The site has a guide to the development of Air Force law providing a summary of relevant statutes back to the Bill of Rights of 1688. Included are papers summarising the law relating to the arrest and detention of service personnel and civilians and the law relating to the reserve Air Force. Rules and procedures of the Summary Appeal Court and guidance to Court-Martial Proceedings and appeals are also given as well as Volume One of the Manual of Air Force Law. There is a page of Web links to full text statutes and rules. Royal Navy Community Web Site : Reference Library This site provides access to Royal Navy documents and publications including: personnel publications; Royal Navy Leadership in the Office booklet; Navy List; Broadsheet; videos; and future navy publications such as the Naval Strategic Plan, Littoral Manoeuvre Concept, Future Navy Paper, and Future Maritime Operational Concept. There is also access to full text Personnel Support Briefs which reflect the latest updates on concerns and issues that will impact on Naval Service personnel and their families and cover subjects such as pay, promotion, careers, service law, operational and uniform clothing, courts martial and honours. The site links to the main Royal Navy Community Web Site. Special Report 05-77A : September 20th, 2005 : Full Text of Six Nation Statement on North Korea Provided by the Nautilus Institute NAPSNet, this is the full text of the joint statement issued at the end of the fourth round of Six Party Talks between North and South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Russia, which is aimed at denuclearising the Korean Peninsula. Issued in September 2005, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, agrees in the statement to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programmes and to return to the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, NPT, and IAEA safeguards. Strategic Defence Review : A New Chapter Presented to Parliament by Geoff Hoon, the Secretary of State for Defence, on the 18th July 2002. The White Paper, CM 5566, has been influenced by the September 11th attacks and the war on terror, and sets out how the armed forces will be revamped to cope with global terrorist threats. It recognises the need to enhance the UK's ability to rapidly deploy forces around the world, and to equip them to be able to work effectively alongside US forces. The site provides the full text in pdf format and links to volume II, The Strategic Defence Review : A New Chapter : Supporting Information and Analysis. Terrorism Legislation : Prevention of Terrorism Bill Provided by the UK Home Office, this site provides information on UK government terrorism legislation with a focus on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, published on 22nd February 2005. The site provides access to the full text of the Bill; the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Charles Clarke's statement to the House; Terrorism Bill background briefing papers; and frequently asked questions (FAQs) on terrorism legislation. It also provides information on the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA): Part 4 Powers, which will be replaced by the Prevention of Terrorism Bill due to the ruling in December 2004, that it was discriminatory as it only applied to foreign nationals. The House of Commons : Armed Forces Reports This site provides the full text of publications of the Armed Forces Select Committee for the current session. The site covers the Armed Forces Bill, providing the report, proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence and appendices. It is also possible to order publications from this site, link to other parliamentary pages and other parliamentary publications on the internet. The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill : Bill 52 of 2005-06 This is the full text PDF of Research Paper 05/70 published 27 October 2005 by the Home Affairs Section of the House of Commons Library. This paper outlines the main features of the Bill which is due to have its second reading in the Commons on 31 October 2005. The Bill is intended to extend the life of Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, preserving earlier legislation concerned with terrorism in Northern Ireland. The provisions are subject to annual renewal under the affirmative resolution procedure. These provisions include the use of ‘Diplock’ (non-jury) courts; the admissibility of oral evidence from senior police officers in the context of membership of a specified proscribed organisation.The Bill will also add several new offences relating to control orders, which were created by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005. Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Provided by the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs, this site provides access to the full text of the Nuclear non proliferation treaty, NPT, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The international arms control treaty came into force in 1970 and its objective is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons technology with the final goal of achieving disarmament. As well as the full text of the treaty, there is background information, details of the status of the treaty and reviews, and a link to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, who is responsible for safeguarding the treaty. UK Statutory Instruments and Explanatory Memorandum This page provides links to all published Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards. Although numbered in the same Statutory Instrument series, non-print/unpublished Statutory Instruments which are generally of local application are not published on this website. United Nations Security Council Condemns Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Missile Launches, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1695 (2006) This is the full text of Security Council SC/8778 from Security Council 5490th Meeting (PM), published on 15th July 2006. It is an information media briefing on the UN Security Council's adoption of Resolution 1695 (2006) which demanded that North Korea suspend its ballistic missile programme and return to Six Party Talks. The resolution was made in response to the DPRK's test firing of several ballistic missiles on the 4th July 2006. The briefing provides a summary of the background to the resolution; initial statements on adoption of the resolution from UN member state representatives including Japan, the United States, China, and Russia; the full text of Resolution 1695 (2006); and a statement from the Deocratic People's Republic of Korea which rejects the resolution. United States Transportation Command This organisation unites the Air Mobility Command, Military Sealift Command and the Military Traffic Management Command. The site gives details about USTRANSCOM's organisation, mission and history and links to the individual sites of each command. It also provides a photo archive; top stories which include news, annual reports, Congressional testimonies and a news and video archive; and biographies of people involved in the command. It is also possible to access full text publications produced by USTRANSCOM and the Department of Defense relating to transportation command and mobility. |
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