The Leahy laws : alignment of human rights with foreign security assistance /
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Imprint: | New York : Nova Publishers, [2014] ©2015 |
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Description: | 1 online resource. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Law, crime and law enforcement Law, crime and law enforcement. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11239151 |
Table of Contents:
- THE LEAHY LAWS: ALIGNMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH FOREIGN SECURITY ASSISTANCE; THE LEAHY LAWS: ALIGNMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH FOREIGN SECURITY ASSISTANCE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: "LEAHY LAW" HUMAN RIGHTS PROVISIONS AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE:ISSUE OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND; LEAHY VETTING IN PRACTICE; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: HUMAN RIGHTS: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE, MONITORING, AND TRAINING COULDIMPROVE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE LEAHY LAWS; ABBREVIATIONS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS.
- What gao foundbackground; state and dod have provided guidance to address the leahy laws, but state's guidance for implementing the preexisting duty-to inform requirement is unclear; state does not monitor whether all u.s. embassies have standard operating procedures that address leahy law requirements; state offers training to personnel on human rights vetting, but its web-based trainingis outdated; conclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments and our evaluation; appendix i: objectives, scope and methodology.
- Chapter 3: PERSIAN GULF: IMPLEMENTATION GAPS LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF END-USE MONITORING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENTWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; IMPLEMENTATION GAPS LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S. EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD MILITARY EQUIPMENT IN THE PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES; DOD'S AND STATE'S END-USE MONITORING VARIES SIGNIFICANTLY FOR NVDS PURCHASED BY PERSIAN GULF COUNTRIES.
- STATE CONDUCTS HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR RECIPIENTS OF U.S.- FUNDED TRAINING IN GULF COUNTRIES, BUT DOES NOT CONDUCT COMPARABLE VETTING FOR RECIPIENTS OF EQUIPMENTCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 4: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEAHYVETTING PROCESS; OVERVIEW; Blank Page; INDEX.