European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission in Iraq

European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission in Iraq

Map with the European Union in green and Iraq in orange.
Headquarters	Baghdad, Iraq
Parent organization	European Union

The European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission in Iraq, (EUJUST LEX), is a European Union mission to support and train judges, prison officials and other justice-sector workers in Iraq, to improve the rule of law and protection for human rights.

EUJUST LEX is part of the European Union's External Action service. The mission has around 50-60 staff,^[1] with members from several different EU (and non-EU) states.^[2] It is divided into three main teams - supporting courts, police, and prisons respectively.

History

Support for the rule of law was requested by Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who was president of Iraq's interim government. EUJUST LEX was created by decision 6328/05 of the Council of the European Union; it started operations in July 2005, with Stephen White as the head of mission. The mandate has been extended repeatedly; the most recent extension, approved in June 2012 by a meeting of 27 EU ambassadors, continues until 31 December 2013.^[3] It was initially headquartered in Brussels, for security reasons, with a small liaison office in the British embassy in Baghdad;^[4] but this moved to Baghdad in early 2011. There are also offices in Erbil and Basra.^[5]

As of 2012^[update], EUJUST LEX had trained over 5000 Iraqi officials^[6] and the total cost of the mission was around €118 million.^[7]

References

^ "EUJUST LEX (Iraq)". Auswärtiges Amt. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ White (2008). "EUJUST LEX - ; The EU integrated rule of law mission for Iraq". Obrana a Strategie. 8 (2): 97–103. doi:10.3849/1802-7199.08.2008.02.097-103. ISSN 1214-6463.
^ Gros-Verheyde (14 June 2012). "La mission Eujust Lex en Irak prolongée jusqu'à fin 2013". Bruxelles2 (in French). Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "9 EU police, rule of law and civilian administration mission to Iraq". European Scrutiny Committee, UK parliament. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "EUJUST LEX-Iraq". EEAS. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "EU supports the rule of law in Iraq". Folke Bernadotte Academy. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "9 EU police, rule of law and civilian administration mission to Iraq". European Scrutiny Committee, UK parliament. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

EEAS website Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today
EUJUST LEX photos

Overseas interventions of the European Union¹

See also: Operations of the European Border and Coast Guard · Exercises of the Western Union · Operations of the European Maritime Force · Operations of the European Rapid Operational Force · Missions of the European Gendarmerie Force · Exercises of the European Maritime Force · Operations of the European Corps

Military operations

[Ground] force (EUFOR)	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Operation Concordia, 2003) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Operation Artemis, 2003) Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Althea, 2004–present) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006) Chad and the Central African Republic (2008–2009) Central African Republic (2014–2015)
Naval force (EUNAVFOR)	Adriatic Sea (Operation Sharp Guard, 1993–1996) Somalia (Operation Atalanta, 2008–present) Mediterranean Sea (Operation Sophia, 2015–2020, Operation Irini, 2020–present) Red Sea (Operation Aspides, 2024–present)

Military missions

Military assistance mission (MAM), Training mission (EUTM)	Mali (2013–present) Central African Republic (2016–present) Somalia (2010–present) Ukraine (2022–present)

Civilian missions

Police mission (EUPOL, EUPM)	Kinshasa (2005–2007) RD Congo (2007–2014) PROXIMA/FYROM (2003–2005) Afghanistan (2007–2016) Kinshasa (2005–2007) RD Congo (2007–2014) BiH (2003–2012) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2012) Afghanistan (2007–present) Palestinian Territories (2006–present)
Capacity building mission (EUCAP)	Sahel Mali (2014–present) Sahel Niger (2012–present) Somalia (2012–present)
Border assistance mission (EUBAM)	Moldova and Ukraine (2005–present) Libya (2013–present) Rafah (2005–present)
Rule of law mission (EULEX)	Kosovo (2008–present)
Monitoring mission (EUMM)	Former Yugoslavia (1991–2007) Aceh (2005–2006) Georgia (2008–present)
Military advisory mission (EUMAM)	Central African Republic (2015–2016)
Aviation security mission (EUAVSEC)	South Sudan (2013–2014)
Mission in support of the security sector reform (EUSSR)	Guinea-Bissau (2008–2010)
Integrated rule of law mission (EUJUST)	Iraq (2015–2013) Georgia (2004–2005)
Mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform (EUSEC)	RD Congo (2005–2016)
Advisory mission (EUAM)	Ukraine (2014–present) Iraq (2017–present)
Police advisory team (EUPAT)	FYROM (2005–2006)
Other	AMIS EU Supporting Action (2005–2007) PAMECA (2002–present) Minesweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, (Operation Cleansweep, 1987–1988) Police and customs operation with OSCE on the Danube (1993–1996) Police contingent in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1996) Multinational Advisory Police Element in Albania (MAPE, 1997–2001) Demining Assistance Mission to Croatia (WEUDAM, 1999–2001) General security surveillance mission in Kosovo (1998–1999) European Union Monitoring Capacity to Armenia (2022) EU Planning Assistance Team in Armenia (2022–2023) European Union Mission in Armenia (2023–present) European Union Partnership Mission in Moldova (2023–present)