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MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
  • International Relations
CONT

enforcement action: Use of collective measures, ranging from the severance of diplomatic relations to the use of military force. In more serious cases, the United Nations may resort to enforcement action for the restoration and maintenance of international peace in accordance with the provisions of the Charter (United Nations).

CONT

In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military measures, Members shall hold immediately available national air-force contingents for combined international enforcement action. The strength and degree of readiness of these contingents and plans for their combined action shall be determined, within the limits laid down in the special agreement or agreements referred to in Art. 43, by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee.

OBS

enforcement action: Context taken from section 45 of the Charter of the United Nations.

OBS

enforcement action: Expression and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
  • Relations internationales
CONT

«Afin de permettre à l'Organisation de prendre d'urgence des mesures d'ordre militaire, des Membres des Nations Unies maintiendront des contingents nationaux de forces aériennes immédiatement utilisables en vue de l'exécution combinée d'une action coercitive internationale...» Charte N.U., art. 45.

Key term(s)
  • mesures d'exécution

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra y paz (Derecho internacional)
  • Relaciones internacionales
CONT

A fin de que la Organización pueda tomar medidas militares urgentes, sus Miembros mantendrán contingentes de fuerzas aéreas nacionales inmediatamente disponibles para la ejecución combinada de una acción coercitiva internacional.

OBS

acción coercitiva: Contexto tomado del artículo 45 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas.

OBS

acción coercitiva: Expresión, contexto y observación reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2008-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

In 1964, Cabinet directed the establishment of an interdepartmental Military Assistance Committee(MAC) to examine requests from non-NATO countries for military assistance and to make recommendations to the Cabinet Committee on External Affairs and Defence... In 1991,... the Military Assistance Committee was then renamed the Military Assistance Steering Committee(MASC). Chaired by the Department of National Defence, the MASC is now composed of regional desk officers from DND's Director General of International Security Policy, representatives from Foreign Affairs Canada and from other departments as needed. The committee monitors the efficiency, the relevance, and the delivery of the Military Training Assistance Program(MTAP) to countries approved by the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs within allocated financial parameters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

En 1964, le Cabinet a demandé qu'on crée un comité interministériel d'assistance militaire qui serait chargé d'examiner les demandes d'aide militaire de pays n'appartenant pas à l'OTAN et de faire des recommandations au Comité du Cabinet chargé des affaires extérieures et de la défense. [...] En 1991, [...] le Comité d'assistance militaire a été rebaptisé Comité directeur d'aide militaire (CDAM). Présidé par un représentant du ministère de la Défense nationale, le CDAM comprend aujourd'hui des responsables régionaux de la Direction générale de la politique de sécurité internationale du MDN, des représentants d'Affaires étrangères Canada et, au besoin, des représentants d'autres ministères. Le comité surveille l'efficience, la pertinence et la conduite de l'instruction offerte dans le cadre du PAIM à des pays approuvés par le ministre de la Défense nationale et le ministre des Affaires étrangères, compte tenu des paramètres financiers prévus.

Spanish

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