A Symposium on Military Justice the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 1951-1961

By Decker, Charles L.

Book Id: WPLBN0000672630
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Title:	A Symposium on Military Justice the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 1951-1961
Author:	Decker, Charles L.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Armed Forces, Military law
Collections:	Military and Armed Forces Library Collection, Military Law Review
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Publisher:	Government Publication


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Military Law Review

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Foreword: The Uniform Code of Military Justice, which became effective on 31 May 1951, was designed to provide greater uniformity among the several armed services and to remedy conditions which had been the subject of much adverse criticism-whether well founded or not-during and since World War 11. For the first time, Congress provided for an all-civilian Court of Military Appeals. Congress recognized, however, that the Code must be subjected to continual review in the hope that our system of military justice would become the most modern, useful, and enlightened system extant