Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq?

Mason, R. Chuck

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Military policy;    Military occupation;    Congress and military policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL34531
RP-ID  :  RL34531_2008Jun16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses multilateral and bilateral agreements addressing the status of U.S. armed forces while present in a foreign country. These agreements, commonly referred to as Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs), generally establish the framework under which U.S. military personnel operate in a foreign country, addressing how the domestic laws of the foreign jurisdiction shall be applied toward U.S. personnel while in that country.