Status of Forces Agreements and UN Mandates: What Authorities and Protections Do They Provide to U.S. Personnel?

Jennifer K. Elsea, Esq. Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service R. Chuck Mason, Esq. Legislative Attorney Congressional Research Service Michael J. Matheson, Esq. Visiting Research Professor of Law The George Washington University Law School Laura Dickinson, Esq. Professor of Law University of Connecticut School of Law Ruth Wedgwood, Esq. Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy Director of the International Law and Organizations Program The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University