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Far Beyond Nuremberg: Steps Toward International Criminal Jurisdiction, Richard I. Miller

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Intrusion Into The Body, William G. Eckhardt

Faculty Works

The thesis of this article is that the rights of servicemen should be protected with the search and seizure concepts of the fourth amendment rather than with the fifth amendment protection against self-incrimination when intrusive bodily searches are required. The Supreme Court enunciated standard for intrusion into the body found in Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757 (1966). The subsequent application of this standard in the federal courts, and its adoption in the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969, (Rev.) are explored. Federal court decisions discussing the privilege against self-incrimination are contrasted with opinions of the Court of Military Appeals …

Selective Service Law—Purely Ethical Or Moral Belief Held Grounds For Conscientious Objector Exemption, Roger G. Burlingame

Buffalo Law Review

Welsh v. United States, 398 U.S. 833 (1970).

Military Law--Military Jurisdiction Over Crimes Committed By Military Personnel Outside The United States: The Effect Of O'Callahan V. Parker, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Until recently, it had generally been considered that the minimum condition necessary to justify the invocation of military jurisdiction was the offender's "status" as "a person who can be regarded as falling within the term 'land and naval forces.' " In O' Callahan v. Parker, however, the United States Supreme Court determined that while military status is still requisite to the attachment of military jurisdiction, it is not a sufficient basis in and of itself to warrant trial by a military tribunal. In a five to three decision authored by Justice Douglas, the Court held that in order for military …

Crimes Against Humanity And The Principle Of Nonextradition Of Political Offenders, Manuel R. Garcia-Mora

Michigan Law Review

It is thus the purpose of this article to discuss the nature of crimes against humanity in an effort to determine whether they can be classified as political offenses. It is hoped that from the uncertainty and confusion which appear to underlie the practice of the State, some useful legal principles may be extracted.

The Duty Of Military Defense Counsel To An Accused, Alfred Avins

Michigan Law Review

This article is designed to study the manner in which those Canons of Professional Ethics have been assimilated into the administration of military justice and made the standards for the duty of a military defense counsel.

Survey Extended -- The Literature Of Military Law Since 1952, John E. Hartnett, Jr.

Vanderbilt Law Review

The passage of six years since the publication of A Survey of the Literature of Military Law--A Selective Bibliography' has not seen any slackening in popular and professional interest in military law noted in the original article. Indeed, the wide attention directed to the area of military law by the controversial decisions of the Supreme Court in the Toth and Covert cases has in a measure increased the flow of comment. Accordingly, the writer considered it in order to collect and publish the bibliographical information on the literature which has appeared in the interim, and in some measure to appraise …

Snee & Pye: Status Of Forces Agreement: Criminal Jurisdiction, B. J. George Jr.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Status of Forces Agreement: Criminal Jurisdiction: Criminal Jurisdiction. By Joseph M. Snee, S.J. and Kenneth A. Pye

Constitutional Law - Courts-Martial - Power Of Congress To Provide For Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians, Whitmore Gray S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

During the past term the Supreme Court decided three cases involving the constitutionality of court-martial jurisdiction over certain groups of civilians. In United States ex rel. Toth v. Quarles the Court held that Congress could not constitutionally provide for military trial of a discharged serviceman for offenses committed during his term of service. In two subsequent cases the Court rejected the contention that the Toth decision announced a principle applicable to any exercise of jurisdiction over civilians by the military courts in upholding the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for military jurisdiction over civilian dependents accompanying American …

Book Reviews, Ralph C. Barnhart, Leonard F. Manning, Coleman Karesh, Wilfred J. Ritz, Edward J. Freeman, Thomas Broden Jr., E. C. Bolmeier, A. Kenneth Pye, Philip K. Yonge, Joseph T. Tinnelly C.M., Thomas I. Emerson

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Donald H. Wollett, Peter Ward, John E. Mcaniff, Arthur H. Sherry, Bertel M. Sparks, A. L. Eno Jr., Charles O. Galvin, Emerson G. Spies, Benjamin Carlin, Charles H. Miller, Erwin C. Surrency, Albert B. Jones, W. Friedmann, Alfred I. Maleson, Douglas H. Parker, Clarence F. Hyrne Jr., Elvin R. Latty

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews, Philip Mechem, Harold C. Havighurst, Robert E. Keeton, Frederick J. Ludwig, Clarence J. Morrow, William Miller, L. G. Blackstock, T. A. Smedley, Benjamin Harrow, Samuel L. Prince, A. Arthur Schiller, Clyde W. Summers

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Court Of Military Appeals -- Its History, Organization And Operation, Daniel Walker, C. George Niebank

Vanderbilt Law Review

When a civilian "supreme court" for the review of court-martial convictions was first proposed in Congress, it evoked immediate, vociferous and emotional reactions from those most directly concerned with military criminal law. Vigorous opposition came from the traditional militarist, who argued that there was no place for civilians in a military procedure, and that creation of such a court would place unnecessary emphasis on civilian influence. It was said that military effectiveness would be unduly restricted and that the nonmilitary mind would not be able to appreciate fully the military problems often involved in court-martial cases. Some of these officers …

Foreword: Comments By The Court, Robert E. Quinn

Vanderbilt Law Review

The United States Court of Military Appeals has been referred to as the "most vital element" in the reformation and unification of military criminal law brought about by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It represents a further extension of civilian control over the military--a concept long deemed vital to the American framework of democratic government.

The Court is not faced with an easy task, and no one is more aware of this than the judges themselves. Like all institutions established as a result of reform movements, its activities are subject to close public scrutiny. The work of the Court …

The Background Of The Uniform Code Of Military Justice, Edmund M. Morgan

Vanderbilt Law Review

The Articles of War and the Articles for the Government of the Navy have always constituted the code of criminal law and criminal procedure for the Armed Forces. In contrast to the law governing civilians, the punishments imposable are not specified in the Code but are left to be fixed by the military authorities, except that the later codes do not authorize punishment by death save for specifically designated offenses. The system also provides for summary punishment for minor infractions and a series of courts--a general court having power to try all offenses, a special court with limited power to …

Recent Important Decisions, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Army and Navy--Enlistment of Minor--Discharge; arrest--Authority to Arrest Without Warrant--"In His Presence"--"Within His Immediate Knowledge"; Bankruptcy--The Right of a Wife to Recover an Equitable Claim Against Her Husband's Estate in Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy--Title of Trustee as Against Unrecorded Contract of Conditional Sale--Effect of Amendment of 1910; Banks and Banking--Entry of Deposit for Collection--Insolvency of Banks Agent; Bills and Notes--Stipulations for Attorney's Fees--Validity; Corporations--Sale by Corporation to Sole Stockholder--Notice; Criminal Law--Adjournment of Court to House of a Sick Witness; Criminal Law--Error in Admission of Evidence; Damages--Breach of Contract to Carry Dead Body; Damages--Denial of Recovery for Mental Suffering Under Statute; Equity--Equitable Set-Off …