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Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, 2d Edition (2015), Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, 2d Edition (2015), Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
This textbook is about the modern military justice system of the United States. It covers court-martial procedures, substantive criminal law, and non-judicial punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, in addition to the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which gives the federal courts jurisdiction over certain acts committed abroad, and the Military Commissions Acts of 2006 and 2009, which created military tribunals for trying enemy beligerents. The Second Edition includes several recent cases and addresses some of the significant changes that Congress has recently made to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and that the President has made to the …
Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
Modern Military Justice: Cases and Materials (2012) is a textbook written by Professor Gregory E. Maggs and Associate Dean Lisa Schenck (both of the George Washington University Law School) and published by West (ISBN-13: 9780314268037).
This new textbook comprehensively covers the modern military justice system under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Materials from every service within the Armed Forces show how the military justice system addresses all criminal offenses, ranging from minor infractions to serious offenses, such as the misconduct of soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison. The text covers the jurisdiction of courts-martial; sources of military law; military offenses …
Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
Modern Military Justice: Cases And Materials, Gregory E. Maggs, Lisa M. Schenck
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
This new textbook (ISBN-13: 978-0314268037) comprehensively covers the modern military justice system under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Materials from every service within the Armed Forces show how the military justice system addresses all criminal offenses, ranging from minor infractions to serious offenses, such as the misconduct of soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison. The text covers the jurisdiction of courts-martial; sources of military law; military offenses and defenses; pretrial, trial, and appellate procedures; the role of judge advocates; nonjudicial punishment and other alternatives to courts-martial; special forums, such as boards of inquiry and military commissions for trying enemy belligerents; …