Armed Forces in Law Enforcement Operations? - The German and European Perspective

256 Pages·2011·1.39 MB·English

by  Kim Eduard Lioe (auth.)

Armed Forces in Law Enforcement Operations? –
The German and European Perspective
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Kim Eduard Lioe
Armed Forces
in Law Enforcement
Operations? –
The German and
European Perspective
KimEduardLioe
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45136Essen
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ISBN978-3-642-15433-1 e-ISBN978-3-642-15434-8
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-15434-8
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Preface
This book has been submitted as a doctoral thesis to the Faculty of Law at the
Europauniversita¨tViadrinainFrankfurtanderOder,Germany.
I would like to express my sincere and wholeheartedly thanks to my thesis
supervisor Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg for his trust, constant support
andinfiniteacademicstimulus.Iholdhiswillingnesstoacceptmysomewhatout-
of-the-ordinary approach in highest estimation. With his scientific, yet pragmatic
natureheisaninspiringexample,especiallywhenlawmeetspolitics.
IwouldalsoliketothankProf.Dr.MatthiasPechsteinfortheswiftpreparation
ofthesecondopinionandhiskindbuteverprobingquestionsduringthedefenceof
mydissertation.
In particular, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and respect to Jo¨rg
van Essen, Member of the German Bundestag. Without his constant support and
encouragement this book (amongst other things!) would not have been possible.
Overtheyears,hehasbecomeatruefriend.
SpecialmentiongoestoDr.LasseLoft:IamgladItalkedyouintowritingaPhD
thesis–andIwillalwaysbethankfulforyourconstantmotivation,fellowshipand
friendshipduringourtimeattheuniversity!
Ankara KimEduardLioe
July2010
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Contents
A ComparativeLaw .......................................................... 1
I. FrameofReference:Germany’sPrincipleofStrictSeparation ....... 1
1) HistoricalSetting:“OnlySoldiersCanFightDemocrats” ......... 2
a) TheGermanConfederation ...................................... 2
b) TheGermanReich ............................................... 3
c) AftertheFirstWorldWar ....................................... 5
d) TheThirdReich ................................................. 6
e) 1945–1948andtheFollowingPeriod ........................... 6
2) GeneralConscription ............................................... 7
3) PresentDivisionofLabourandFederalStructures ................ 8
a) Bundeswehr ...................................................... 8
aa) NationalDefence ......................................... 10
bb) ContributiontoSystemsofMutualCollectiveSecurity . 11
cc) RegionalDisasterRelief ................................. 12
dd) NationalDisasterRelief .................................. 12
ee) NationalEmergency ...................................... 13
ff) InternalStateofEmergency ............................. 13
gg) AdministrativeAid ....................................... 13
hh) Police-RelatedandOtherMissionstoAvertDangers ... 14
ii) DefencePolicyGuidelines ............................... 14
jj) WhitePaper .............................................. 15
kk) MandatedMissions ....................................... 16
b) MilitaryPolice .................................................. 17
c) Police ............................................................ 17
aa) PreventiveAction ........................................ 18
bb) RepressiveActions ....................................... 19
d) FederalPoliceandtheLateFederalBorderPolice ............ 19
aa) HistoricalDevelopmentandOriginalMission .......... 20
bb) PresentMission ........................................... 22
cc) AdditionalMission:InternationalPoliceOperations .... 23
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