Legal and organizational aspects of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief in the national security management system of the Federal Republic of Germany Cover Image

Aspekty prawno-organizacyjne funkcjonowania odpowiednika Naczelnego Dowódcy w systemie kierowania bezpieczeństwem narodowym Republiki Federalnej Niemiec
Legal and organizational aspects of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief in the national security management system of the Federal Republic of Germany

Author(s): Malwina Ewa Kołodziejczak
Subject(s): Military policy, Maritime Law
Published by: Instytut Zachodni im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego
Keywords: Commander-in-Chief; national security management system; Chancellor; minister of national defence; chief of staff; national security

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the conditions and regulations regarding the functioning of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief in Germany in the context of the national security management system. The purpose of the article is to characterize the conditions resulting from legal acts, strategic documents and practice (custom) in force in Germany as regards the functioning of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief. The main problem is included in the question: What are the legal and organizational conditions for the functioning of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief in Germany? It seems that the experience and legal bases in force in the Federal Republic of Germany clearly indicate the tasks and competences, as well as the organizational subordination of the equivalent of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

  • Issue Year: 375/2020
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 111-124
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English, Polish