The Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO)

The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School Library in Charlottesville, VA, holds extensive collections of primary source materials and publications in the field of military law. Foremost among its holdings are the publications of the Legal Center and School’s Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO), which was established in 1988 to ensure the examination of legal issues associated with the preparation for, deployment to, and conduct of military operations. The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School Library is the official repository of all CLAMO publications. Selected CLAMO publications are now being made accessible in full text PDF versions via the Library of Congress Federal Research Division (FRD) Web site.

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	Rule of Law Handbook – A Practitioner’s Guide for Judge Advocates New! (Updated edition; 2008. 294 pages.) Focusing on operations occurring during and immediately following armed conflict, the handbook provides a framework, gleaned from practitioners, for conducting rule of law missions in the context of U.S. military interventions. The staff at the Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO) led the publication of the handbook, but the handbook draws upon input from many different military organizations and government agencies. Consequently, it reflects the interagency atmosphere in which rule of law operations occur. The handbook's purpose is to serve as a resource for military judge advocates performing rule of law operations, but it is also of value to the larger development community.
	Rule of Law Handbook – A Practitioner’s Guide for Judge Advocates (July 2007 edition; 230 pages.)
	Forged in the Fire - Legal Lessons Learned During Military Operations, 1994-2008 New! (Updated edition; September 2008. 435 pages.) This compendium presents key legal lessons learned during military operations from 1994 to 2008. Organized in the new lessons learned format of the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, the book serves as a guide for judge advocates and other legal personnel. Its intent is to facilitate legal research and aid in issue resolution. It is not to be construed as a compendium of official positions, policies, or decisions of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, or their respective senior Judge Advocates.
	Forged in the Fire - Legal Lessons Learned During Military Operations, 1994-2006 (September 2006 edition; 427 pages.)