Legal And Legislative Basis Manual For Courts Martial United States

This book consists of a brief history of the preparation of the 1951 Manual for Courts-Martial, as well as twenty-five discussions of the legal and legislative considerations involved in the preparation. Col. Charles L. Decker wrote the history, whereas the same officers who prepared the initial drafts of the manual wrote most of the discussions. Those officers included Col. Decker, Lt. Col. Waldemar A. Solf, Maj. Gilbert G. Ackroyd, Maj. Kenneth J. Hodson, Maj. William H. Conley, Cdr. William A. Collier, Lt. Col. Jean F. Rydstrom, and Maj. Roger Currier.

"This pamphlet contains a short history of the preparation of the Manual ... together with brief discussions of the legal and legislative considerations involved in the drafting of the book."--Pref.

2005 Edition. Updates the 2002 edition. Complete reprinting and incorporates the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) 2002 edition, the amendment to articles 43 and 111 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) made by the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2004, the addition of Article 119a of the UCMJ created by the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, 1 April 2004, and the 2004 amendments to the MCM Rules for Courts-Marital, Military Rules of Evidence, and Punitive Articles made by the President in Executive Order 13365 which can be found in Appendix 25.

The Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (1998 Edition) updates the MCM, (1995 Edition). It is a complete reprinting and incorporates the MCM (1995 Edition) and the 1998 amendments to the MCM (Executive Order (EO) 13086). The EO is contained in Appendix 25. The MCM (1998 Edition) differs from the MCM (1995 Edition) in that it contains the 1998 amendments to the Manual. It implements amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) made by the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years (FY) 1996, 1997, and 1998. The FY 1996 Act amended UCMJ Articles 1, 2, 32, 47, 57, 60, 62, 66, 95, 120, and 137, and created UCMJ Articles 57a, 58b, and 76b. The FY 1997 Act amended UCMJ Articles 58b and 143. The FY 1998 Act created UCMJ Article 56a and amended Articles 58b and 143. The 1998 amendments also include changes made by the President to the Rules for Courts-Martial, Military Rules of Evidence, and Punitive Articles.