1. The Suggestions for Legislation and Concerned Cooperation on Participation in International Disaster Relief by Armed Forces
National Defense University of People’s Liberation Army, China
Wang Mei (associate professor,colonel)

2. the particularity of armed force
It is very necessary and important to regulate the participation in international disaster relief by armed forces
the particularity of armed force
the urgency of international disaster relief

3. suggestion ＝ constructive opinion
建议＝建设性的意见
right ＆ feasible

4. “Jump up to pick peaches.”
“跳一跳摘桃子。”
“Jump up to pick peaches.”

5. Ⅰ.Perfecting relevant legislation at international, regional and national levels

6. 1、Designing and promoting relative international legislation

7. the international legislation
①setting up comprehensive strategies, perfecting organization system, and clarifying command and coordination mechanism
②enhancing political guiding, and clarifying basic principles
③stipulating the condition and scope of cooperation
④regulating the basic construction and resources sharing
⑤improving the harmonious relation between the sending and accepting parties
the international legislation

8. Further enhancing political and principle direction to armed forces’ participation

9. impartiality principle sovereignty principle
related international and regional legal documents
humanity principle
neutrality principle
impartiality principle
sovereignty principle

10. Perfecting legislative cooperation mechanism

11. 2、Actively putting forward relative regional legislation

12. the regional laws and regulations
the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
the ARF Statement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response
the ARF General Guidelines on Disaster Relief Cooperation ……

13. ★Putting forward legislation of regional disaster relief cooperation in a wider range
★ Selecting proper ways to promote legislation of regional cooperation in major fields

14. strengthening bilateral and regional legal cooperation

15. emigration procedures ★ information sharing ★ cooperative prevention
★the simplification of
immigration and
emigration procedures
★ information sharing
★ cooperative prevention
★ combined training or
simulation exercises .

16. basis or references
International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures
The Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations ……

17. 3、Taking effort to perfect relative national legislation

18. China International Search and Rescue Team
中国国际救援队
China International Search and Rescue Team

19. the national laws and regulations
ARF members’ own SOPs
★reserved plans

21. the national laws and regulations
★ARF members’ own SOPs
reserved plans

22. Ⅱ.Intensifying cooperation and exchange of the research on relevant legislation

23. 1、Enlarging the scope of legal research cooperation and exchange

24. Standardizing major relations of armed forces’ participation in international disaster relief operations

25. ★ The relations between sending country (its armed force included)
and disaster-stricken country
★ The relations between rescue
force and other countries or
international organizations
force and sending country
and inner relations

26. entry
command
execution
withdrawal
etc.

27. rescue——mend the fold after a sheep is lost
prevention——repair the house before it rains
rescue——mend the fold after a sheep is lost

28. thinking out of the box
seeking the legal roots from the soil of economy, politics, morals, culture and values of different countries

29. the biggest challenge
people must seek balance between ★sovereignty and ★other values such as convenience for assistance

30. ——relief request
or permission
——arms carrying
——jurisdiction
____……………
dealing with some sensitive issues very carefully

31. 2、Carrying out legal research cooperation and exchanges through proper ways

33. legal experts contact etc.
regional cooperation mechanism of disaster relief
putting legislation on record
legal obstacles reflection and gathering
legal issues consultation
legal information communication
legal experts contact
etc.

34. Forming positive reactions between legislative cooperation and the cooperation in disaster relief by armed forces and building a harmonious world together

35. Thanks for your attention!