Sharing a SOFA with Iraq: Towards a Status of Forces Agreement

Abstract

JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law,says that a viable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Strategic Framework Agreement between the US and Iraq governing future US troop presence in the country requires a variety of institutional, legal and political obstacles to be overcome before the UN mandate for coalition forces in Iraq runs out.

Keywords: United States, U.S., Iraq, Status of Forces Agreement, SOFA, Strategic Framework Agreement, SFA, Military, Political, Economic, Troop Presence, United Nations, UN, U.N., Coalitional Operations

JEL Classification: H56