Commander S Legal Handbook 2013

This United States Army Commander's Legal Handbook 2013 edition is designed to assist you in taking proper immediate action when faced with a variety of legal issues that might arise during your command. It is the single best comprehensive legal guide for Soldiers, Commanders, and Commissioned and Noncommissioned Officers of all ranks. It includes the following topics:The Commander's Responsibility to Practice Preventive Law; Situations Where You Should Immediately Consult Your Servicing Judge Advocate; Military Justice; Misconduct: Options and Duties of the Commander; Unlawful Command Influence; Commander's Preliminary Inquiry; Nonjudicial Punishment (Article 15, UCMJ); Company Grade Article 15 Script; Search & Seizure; Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Rights Warning; Punitive Articles of the UCMJ; Urinalysis; Fraternization and Improper Senior-Subordinate Relationships; Proper Responses to Reports of Sexual Assault; Victim Programs; Investigations; Administrative Investigations; AR 15-6 Investigations; Accident Investigations (AR 385-10); Line of Duty Investigations; Fatal Training / Operational Accident Presentations to Next of Kin; Financial Liability Investigations (FLIPL); Standards of Ethical Conduct; Standards of Ethical Conduct in the Army; Commander's Coins; Support to Non-Federal Entities; Government Motor Vehicle Transportation; Accompanying Spouse Travel; Family Readiness Groups; Annual Filing of Financial Disclosure Forms; Administrative Law and Personnel Actions; "Flagging" Soldiers from Positive Personnel Actions; Enlisted Separations; Officer Separations; Bars to Reenlistment; Qualitative Service Program (QSP); Removal of Enlisted Soldiers from Promotion Lists; Removal of Commissioned and Warrant Officers from Promotion Lists; Security Clearances - Suspension and Revocation; Sexual Harassment; Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) & FAP; Article 138 Complaints; Relief from Command; Medical-Legal Issues; Impact of Misconduct on the Physical Disability Evaluation System Process; Mental Health Evaluations Command Access to Soldiers' Protected Health Information (HIPAA); Individual Soldier Rights; Body Piercing and Tattoo Policy; Conscientious Objection; Extremist Organizations and Activities; Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces; Whistleblower Protection; Service Member's Civil Relief Act (SCRA); Religious Accommodation; International and Operational Law; Rules of Engagement; Law of Armed Conflict; Claims and Client Services; Article 139 Claims; Foreign and Deployment Claims; Family Support Obligations; Consumer Protection Law; Government Information Practices; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program; Privacy Act Program; Contract and Fiscal Law; Government Contract Law for Commanders; Fiscal Law for Commanders; Useful References for Commanders

The Operational Law Handbook is a “how to” guide for Judge Advocates practicing operational law. It provides references and describes tactics and techniques for the practice of operational law. The Operational Law Handbook is not a substitute for official references. Like operational law itself, the Handbook is a focused collection of diverse legal and practical information. The handbook is not intended to provide “the school solution” to a particular problem, but to help Judge Advocates recognize, analyze, and resolve problems they will encounter in the operational context. The Handbook does not represent official U.S. policy regarding the binding application of varied sources of law. However, the Handbook it may reference source documents that do. The Handbook was designed and written for Judge Advocates practicing operational law. Simply put, the Handbook is made for the Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen of the military Judge Advocate General's Corps, who serve alongside their clients in the operational context. Accordingly, the Operational Law Handbook is compatible with current joint and combined doctrine.

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Released March 2015 This Handbook is designed to assist Commanders with legal situations by helping them to recognize and avoid issues or take immediate actions necessary to preserve the situation when legal issues arise. It serves as a helpful reference guide for commanders in the field, providing general guidance and helping commanders to clarify issues and identify potential problem areas. This Handbook will assist you in taking proper immediate action when faced with a variety of legal issues that might arise during your command. The purpose of your actions should be to preserve the legal situation until you can consult with your servicing Judge Advocate. However, like most aspects of your command responsibilities, you can fail if you just wait for things to come to you. You need to be proactive in preventing problems before they occur. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these large documents as a service so you don't have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound, large-size, with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a SDVOSB. www.usgovpub.com The Military Commander and the Law (2017) Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ - 2018) DoD Manual for Courts-Martial (2018) DoD Military Judges' Benchbook (2017) DoD Law of War Manual (2016) DoD Operational Law Handbook (2017) DoD Domestic Operational Law Handbook (2015) DoD Rule of Law Handbook (2015) Defense Support of Civil Authorities (2016) DoD IG Manual (2018) DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (2018) DoD Personnel Security Program (2017) Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (2017) Federal Rules of Rules of Criminal Procedure (2017) Federal Rules of Rules of Civil Procedure (2017) Federal Rules of Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (2017) Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges (2013) Principles of Federal Appropriations Law 4th Edition Immigration Court Practice Manual The Science of Military Strategy (PLA 2013) Translated from Chinese The Science of Campaigns (PLA 2006) Translated from Chinese Federal Acquisition Regulation (2018) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (2017) Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (2018) U.S. Courts Design Guide + Standard Level Features and Finishes Look for these titles on Amazon.com

Sample text: NCIS REPORTING AND MILITARY JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS REFERENCES: (a) MCM (RCM 303) (b) JAGMAN (Chapter II) (c) SECNAVINST 5430.107 (series) (d) SECNAVINST 1752.4A (series) (e) DODI 6495.02 COMMAND INQUIRY: Suspected offenses may come to command attention in a variety of ways (e.g., shore patrol, civil law enforcement, or phone call, etc.) The commanding officer (CO) must conduct some form of inquiry into reported offenses that may be tried by court-martial per reference (a). The degree of inquiry will depend on the nature, validity, and seriousness of the complaint. See reference (b). MANDATORY REFERAL TO NCIS: Reference (c) mandates that certain incidents be referred to NCIS whether occurring on or off base and regardless of civilian investigation involvement. These incidents include: Actual, suspected, or alleged major criminal offenses (punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) by more than 1 year of confinement); Non-combat deaths when the cause of death is not medically attributable to disease or natural causes; Fires or explosions of unknown origin affecting Department of the Navy (DON) property or property under DON control; Theft or loss of ordnance or controlled substances; Disappearance of a command member; All instances of suspected fraud against the government within DON (e.g., theft of government property, bribery, false claims for pay, etc.); actual or suspected acts of espionage, terrorism, sabotage, assassination, and actual, suspected, or attempted defection of DON personnel; Internal security incidents, such as loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified information and national security cases; and Suspected sex-related offenses as defined under Articles 120 and 125 of the UCMJ. WHEN NCIS DECLINES TO INVESTIGATE: NCIS may, at its discretion, decline to conduct or continue any investigation, but shall expeditiously inform the effected command. A command may then request assistance from the local base security department or appropriate authority or pursue a command investigation pursuant to reference (a).

The concept that certain objects and persons may be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts has been well recognised and developed through the history of warfare. This book explores the relationship between international law and targeting practice in determining whether an object is a lawful military target. By examining both the interpretation and its post-ratification application this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the definition of military objective adopted in 1977 Additional Protocol I to the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and its use in practice. Tackling topical issues such as the targeting of TV and radio stations or cyber targets, Agnieszka Jachec-Neale analyses the concept of military objective within the context of both modern military doctrine and the major coalition operations which have been undertaken since it was formally defined. This monograph will be of great interest to students and scholars of international law and the law of armed conflict, as well as security studies and international relations.