H. R. 1414 - INTERNATIONAL RULE OF LAW AND
ANTITERRORISM ACT OF 2003

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Introduced by Mr. McGovern (D-MA) on March 25, 2003.

Cosponsored by Mr. Houghton (R-NY).

This bill would help to facilitate the establishment of a United Nations civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post conflict situations.

This bill would:

• Establish a UN civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations.

• Call on the President to support negotiations in the UN aimed at creating a UN civilian policing corps.

• Request the UN Secretariat to produce an outline of how CIVPOL would work

• Create standards of behavior and procedure for CIVPOL

• Propose that forces are rapidly deployable

• Propose that CIVPOL consists of an appropriate number of professionally trained police officers

• Call for CIVPOL to be managed by UN Civilian Police Division at UN headquarters in NY

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