AFI 51-401 — The Law of War

What this publication covers

This instruction prescribes law of war compliance requirements, and it establishes training guidance and investigating and reporting procedures for alleged law of war violations. It also prescribes guidance and procedures for the review of Air Force weapons and cyber capabilities prior to acquisition or development to ensure legality under domestic and international law, including the law of war.

If AFI 51-401 changes, who else is affected

6 publications in 4 other communities depend on this one, which Law owns. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite AFI 51-401

• AFI 10-403 — Deployment Planning and Execution Current 3 mentions
• DAFI 31-131 — Combat Arms Training And Maintenance (Catm) Program Current 3 mentions
• AFI 52-101 — Planning and Organizing Current 2 mentions
• DAFI 20-101 63-101 — Integrated Life Cycle Management Current 2 mentions
• DAFI 63-101 20-101 — Integrated Life Cycle Management Current 2 mentions
• AFI 10-405 — Ready Airman Training Current 1 mention
• DAFI 52-104 — Chaplain Corps (Hc) Readiness Current 1 mention

If AFI 51-401 changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.

Nearby in the AFI series

• AFI 51-307 — Aerospace And Ground Accident Investigations Current
• AFI 51-307 ACC Sup — Aerospace And Ground Accident Investigations Current
• AFI 51-307 USAFE-AFAFRICA Sup — Aerospace And Ground Accident Investigations Current
• AFI 51-402 — International Law Current
• AFI 51-403 Not in the current catalog