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Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: Citizens, Uniforms and Human Rights

Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: Citizens, Uniforms and Human Rights

Glusac, Luka
Reimers, Daniel

Hardcover

Series: Cass Military Studies

General LawGeneral Military HistorySocial Movements

PREORDER - Expected ship date November 18, 2026

ISBN10: 103293638X
ISBN13: 9781032936383
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 18 2026
Pages: 248
Language: English

This book examines ombuds institutions for the armed forces as mechanisms of accountability, human rights protection, and democratic oversight.

The volume examines the history, institutional design, and practices of ombuds institutions for the armed forces, as well as the challenges they face across a diverse range of legal and political settings. In doing so, the book seeks to illustrate their importance within the broader ecosystem of democratic security governance, as providers of independent oversight with a unique interface to the individual and the capacity to engage with the day to day, administrative, and interpersonal dimensions of military authority. Combining desk research, comparative legal analysis, and insights from practitioner exchanges in the context of the International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF), the book offers an analytical account of these institutions that is grounded in the contexts in which they operate and the conditions that shape their work. Furthermore, new emerging challenges are also covered, such as the pandemic, climate change, protection of the mental health of soldiers, protection against sexual abuse and exploitation, digitalization, ombuds' role in peace support operations, and the challenges of operating in an armed conflict and in the context of democratic backsliding

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