BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 51-4
24 JULY 2018
Law
OPERATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL
LAW
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.ePublishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/JAO
Supersedes: AFPD51-4, 4 August 2011;
AFPD 51-7, 5 February 2009
Certified by: AF/JA
(Lt Gen Jeffrey A. Rockwell)
Pages: 12
This publication implements Department of Defense (DoD) Directive (DoDD) 5530.3,
International Agreements; DoDD 5525.1, Status of Forces Policy and Information; DoD
Instruction (DoDI) 2000.11, Procedures for Handling Requests for Asylum and Temporary
Refuge; DoDI 5100.64, DoD Foreign Tax Relief Program; DoDI 5525.03, Criminal Jurisdiction
of Service Courts of Friendly Foreign Forces and Sending States in the United States; and
DoDD 2311.01E, DoD Law of War Program. This directive is consistent with DoDD 3000.03E,
DoD Executive Agent for Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW), and NLW Policy and DoDD 3000.09,
Autonomy in Weapon Systems. This directive applies to all Air Force personnel (Regular Air
Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard military and all civilian appropriated and
nonappropriated fund employee personnel and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the
terms of Air Force issuances).
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Forms 847 from the field through appropriate functional’s chain of command. Ensure that all
records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in
accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of
in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located in the Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS).
