Argentine National Defense Law

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The Argentine National Defense Law is the primary legal framework that defines the missions, roles, and limitations of Argentina’s armed forces, particularly restricting their involvement in internal security and focusing them on external defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine statute ⓘ
national defense law ⓘ
aimsTo ensure civilian control over the armed forces ⓘ
prevent militarization of internal security ⓘ
appliesTo Argentine Air Force ⓘ
Argentine Army ⓘ
Argentine Navy ⓘ
assignsPrimaryResponsibilityFor external defense to the armed forces ⓘ
internal security to security forces and police ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple separation between defense and internal security ⓘ
subordination of armed forces to constitutional authorities ⓘ
characterizedBy emphasis on external threats rather than internal enemies ⓘ
strict limits on military participation in internal security ⓘ
constrains domestic deployment of armed forces ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
defines concept of external defense for Argentina ⓘ
distinguishesBetween external defense and internal security ⓘ
focusesOn external defense ⓘ
frameworkFor joint action of the armed forces in defense of the nation ⓘ
influences organization of the Argentine defense system ⓘ
planning of military operations for external defense ⓘ
jurisdiction Argentina ⓘ
legalSystem civil law system of Argentina ⓘ
objective defense of national sovereignty ⓘ
protection of territorial integrity ⓘ
protection of vital national interests against external aggression ⓘ
partOf Argentine national security legal framework ⓘ
permits use of armed forces in cases of external aggression ⓘ
use of armed forces in support roles under specific legal conditions ⓘ
primarySubject national defense ⓘ
prohibits use of armed forces in ordinary internal security tasks ⓘ
regulates limitations on the Argentine Armed Forces ⓘ
missions of the Argentine Armed Forces ⓘ
roles of the Argentine Armed Forces ⓘ
relatedTo Argentine Intelligence Law ⓘ
Argentine Internal Security Law ⓘ
requires civilian political authorities to define defense policy guidelines ⓘ
restricts involvement of the armed forces in internal security ⓘ
seeksTo align Argentine defense policy with democratic norms ⓘ
prevent recurrence of military involvement in domestic repression ⓘ
underpins Argentina’s defense policy ⓘ

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Argentine Armed Forces → legalBasis → Argentine National Defense Law ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Argentina → legalFramework → Law on National Defense of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Argentine National Defense Law
Minister of Defense of Argentina → legalFramework → Law on Restructuring of the Armed Forces of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Argentine National Defense Law