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Military, War, and Peace

Vanderbilt University Law School

Vanderbilt Law Review

Journal

1954

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Book Reviews, Nels F.S. Ferre (Reviewer), Seymour W. Wurfel (Reviewer), Lloyd S. Adams (Reviewer) Dec 1954

Book Reviews, Nels F.S. Ferre (Reviewer), Seymour W. Wurfel (Reviewer), Lloyd S. Adams (Reviewer)

Vanderbilt Law Review

Few topics are currently more at the center of both interest and need than that of Dr. Stumpf's new book. The ship of democracy is being tossed by heavy seas. Many are looking for a haven of faith. They tell us that the ship cannot stay afloat unless it reaches the well-protected harbor of religion. It needs at least to be overhauled, they say, and made more seaworthy in that harbor before it braves again the heavy onslaughts which it must necessarily breast. Dr. Stumpf probes too deeply into the relation between democracy and religion, however, to fall prey to …


Aspects Of The Military Law Of Confessions, Robert D. Duke Dec 1954

Aspects Of The Military Law Of Confessions, Robert D. Duke

Vanderbilt Law Review

The Uniform Code of Military Justice, which became effective in May, 1951, was enacted largely in response to the criticisms leveled at the administration of military justice during World War I. The Code reflected the prevailing feeling that military justice should be brought more nearly into line with the criminal procedures followed in civilian courts. To further this objective, Congress required that in general court-martial cases legally qualified counsel be appointed to represent both the Government and the accused. The position of "law officer" was created and invested with much of the authority exercised by a federal district judge in …