Consideration whether or not a Dutch commander has sufficient and effective legal means at his or her disposal to maintain discipline

The author describes his personal experiences during the time he was Commander of Dutchbat 2/UNPROFOR. He describes the general situation in the area of operations and then will go on to discuss the "difficult circumstances" in Srebrenica. His aim is to sketch the circumstances under which the operation …

The authors discuss the problems surrounding the functioning of soldiers in areas in which human rights are being violated. Central to this article is the question of how commanders in operations under difficult circumstances can contribute to knitting peace and security and human rights closer together …

The author tries to explain the conditions in which soldiers of peace support units can de led to misbehave or, even, to commit atrocities. In addition, he provides a few recommendations to counter.

With his article the author aims to contribute to the judgement of people facing questions of military leadership under difficult circumstances. It is based on his experiences as a leader of marine corps units. He tries to describe how some leadership principles can be used during Peace Support Operations …

The author discusses three elements of the doctrine of superior responsibility. The essence of his article is that superiors can be held criminally responsible for the acts committed by their subordinates

The author re-examines the the Bosnian-Serb attack on Srebrenica. His analysis focusses on the initial stage before the fall of the enclave. He tries to introduce a different perspective on the way key decision-makers of UNPROFOR in Srebrenica (Karremans), Sarajevo (Smith, Nicolai) and Zagreb (Janvier), …

The author describes and analysis Dutch public opinion about IFOR. Surveys conducted between December 1995 and December 1996 will give a picture of reasons, risks, images and evaluations, ascribed by the public to this mission.

In this article the authors will explore if, and under what conditions Mission Orientated Command (MOC) can be applied in peace-supporting operations like UNPROFOR. The focus of the study is on the application of MOC within battalions on platoon or group level and is based on interviews with Dutch soldiers-privates, …