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Gen. John R. Allen Remarks on Signing of Afghan Special Ops MOU
Sonia McNeil Mon, Apr 9, 2012, 12:32 PM
The Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports that Gen. John R.
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Change of Command at ROLFF-A
Jack Goldsmith Mon, Sep 19, 2011, 8:16 AM
On September 14, General John R. Allen, who succeeded David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, presided over the change of the command of Rule of Law Field Force – Afghanistan from Brigadier General Mark Martins (whom Lawfare readers know) to Rear Admiral Jim Crawford, who has been Staff Judge Advocate for the Commander of U.S.
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Mea Culpa: Lawfare
Jack Goldsmith Thu, Sep 8, 2011, 10:35 AM
In the Fall of 2002, a month or so after I started work in the Defense Department General Counsel’s office, I had a chat with Rear Admiral Michael Lohr, who at the time was the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. I had come to the Pentagon from the University of Chicago Law knowing very little about how the U.S. military worked.
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Michael Yon on General Martins and the NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission
Robert Chesney Wed, Jul 13, 2011, 9:30 AM
Michael Yon, whose dispatches from the field are always interesting (and typically include copious photography to give you a feel for what he has seen), recently traveled with General Martins in connection with the stand-up of the NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission. His coverage, including some great pics, is here.
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NATO Stands Up Rule of Law Field Support Mission in Afghanistan
Mark Martins Wed, Jul 6, 2011, 2:07 PM
Kandahar--Among the ceremonies in Afghanistan on this past July 4th was one having more to do with Afghans and their international partners than with the United States troops stationed here, though we Americans saw strong connections between our allies' celebration and our own Independence Day observances.
Implementing last month's decision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to establish a Rule of Law Field Support Mission in Afghanistan—first reported by Jack Goldsmith
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ROLFF-A Gets a Boost from NATO
Jack Goldsmith Thu, Jun 9, 2011, 9:46 AM
Defense Ministers from the 48 nations of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) today endorsed the NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission (NROLFSM). The press release describes the mission as follows:
Governance and service delivery in Afghanistan remain key to ensure security gains are sustainable. Difficult terrain and insecurity pose challenges to lawyers, judges and other justice sector officials from fully accessing remote communities.
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"The Cup of Lawfare"
Benjamin Wittes Sat, May 14, 2011, 9:01 AM
I was inexpressibly moved yesterday when I opened a surprise package that showed up in my office from a military base in Afghanistan. The package contained this cup, along with a note from Brig.
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Mark Martins Speech at Harvard
Jack Goldsmith Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 12:54 PM
Last Monday Harvard Law School conferred its medal of freedom on one of its graduates, General Mark Martins, Commander of the Rule of Law Field Force -Afghanistan. The Harvard National Security Journal has just posted the speech, with slides, that General Martins gave for the occasion. It is a terrific speech, covering a wide range of issues of interest to readers of this blog, including ho
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Secretary Gates on Rule of Law in Afghanistan and the Possible Expansion of ROLFF
Jack Goldsmith Fri, Mar 11, 2011, 4:29 PM
In a speech today that criticized NATO coalition partners for their diminishing contributions to the Afghanistan effort, Secretary of Defense Gates said something remarkable about the rule of law in the context of the Afghanistan transition:
[A]s we consider the elements of effective transition, it is worth recalling the core grievances in Afghanistan that spawned and subsequently empowered the Taliban 20 years ago.