The current system of military law is based on separate Service Discipline Acts for each of the three branches of the armed forces. This Act contains provisions to update this with a single, harmonised system for military discipline in order to improve efficiency and consistency between the Services, although the key elements of the discipline systems will remain (including the jurisdiction for commanding officers (COs) to deal with less serious offences, with more serious offences being required to be tried by court-martial). The Act has 19 parts and 17 schedules, and measures include: the creation of a standing court martial (to replace the current system where court martials are set up to deal with particular cases) which may sit in more than one place at the same time, and with different judge advocates and service personnel for different trials; and the appointment of a Director of Service Prosecutions to replace the three existing prosecuting authorities.

Armed Forces Bill : Special report of session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Oral and written evidence and official Report

In 1950, when he commissioned the first edition of The Armed Forces Officer, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall told its author, S.L.A. Marshall, that "American military officers, of whatever service, should share common ground ethically and morally." In this new edition, the authors methodically explore that common ground, reflecting on the basics of the Profession of Arms, and the officer's special place and distinctive obligations within that profession and especially to the Constitution.

In the UK's institutional arrangements for protecting human rights, both Parliament and the judiciary have a central role. When the courts give a judgement finding that a law, policy or practice is in breach of human rights, it is for Parliament to scrutinise the adequacy of the Government's response and in some cases decide if there needs to be a change in law. An important part of the role of the Committee is to help Parliament in this function. This report brings together all their monitoring work in relation to both judgements of the European Court of Human Rights and declarations of incompatibility given by UK courts under the Human Rights Act.

Enabling power: Court Martial Appeals Act 1968, s. 19 (5) & Criminal Justice Act 2003, ss. 111, 113, 132, 135, sch. 6, para. 5, sch. 7, para. 2 (6) & Armed Forces Act 2006, ss. 125 (3), 155, 157 (4), 158, 163, 165, 286 (4). Issued: 14.05.2009. Made: -. Laid: -. Coming into force: 31.10.2009. Effect: None. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/S/NI. For approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. Superseded by S.I. 2009/2041 (ISBN 9780111483848)

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