MCO 5800.16 Vol 6 - International and Operational Law

What this volume is

MCO 5800.16 Volume 6, INTERNATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL LAW. One of 17 volumes of the Legal Support and Administration Manual, short title LSAM, the Marine Corps legal services authority issued by CMC (JA). Signed 20 FEB 2018. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04 archive snapshot.

Sections

• 0101 Purpose
• 0102 General
• 0103 Personnel
• 0104 Supervision And Oversight
• 0105 Critical Information Requirements
• 0106 Recurring Reporting Requirements
• 0107 Standards For Assignment And Training Of Marines
• 0108 Recurring Substantive Legal Issues
• 0109 Resources

Lead excerpt

International law is generally the law governing relations between nations, international organizations, and persons. International law is derived from international agreements, customary international law (resulting from a general and consistent practice of states observed out of a sense of legal obligation), or rules derived from general principles common to the major legal systems of the world. 010202.

Quoted from the opening section of the volume.

Audience

Operational law attorneys, deploying commanders, and staffs handling law of armed conflict, SOFA, and rules of engagement questions.

Connections

• MCO 5800.16 Volume 1. Legal support framework the operational law function sits inside.

Access

The external link opens the official landing page for the current version.