Court Martial Appeal Court

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The Court Martial Appeal Court is a senior judicial body in the United Kingdom that hears appeals from decisions of courts martial involving members of the armed forces.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom court ⓘ
appellate court ⓘ
court ⓘ
aboveInHierarchy court martial ⓘ
linked to: courts martial
appealRouteFrom court martial in the British Army ⓘ
court martial in the Royal Air Force ⓘ
court martial in the Royal Marines ⓘ
court martial in the Royal Navy ⓘ
court martial involving reservists ⓘ
appliesLaw Armed Forces Act 2006 ⓘ
linked to: Armed Forces Act

service law of the United Kingdom ⓘ
canGrant leave to appeal ⓘ
canReview convictions by court martial ⓘ
findings of guilt by court martial ⓘ
sentences imposed by court martial ⓘ
compositionIncludes judges of the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ⓘ
judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ
judges of the Court of Session ⓘ
senior judiciary with experience in criminal law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decisionBindingOn courts martial ⓘ
ensures compliance of courts martial with United Kingdom law ⓘ
fairness of military justice ⓘ
establishedUnder United Kingdom statute ⓘ
handlesCasesInvolving certain civilians subject to service discipline ⓘ
members of the regular armed forces ⓘ
members of the reserve forces ⓘ
hasPresident senior Lord Justice of Appeal (England and Wales) ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom courts martial ⓘ
hearsCasesIn panels of judges ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom armed forces ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalArea criminal law ⓘ
military law ⓘ
locatedIn England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
mayOrder quashing of conviction ⓘ
retrial by court martial ⓘ
substitution of verdict ⓘ
variation of sentence ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom military justice system ⓘ
predecessor Courts-Martial Appeal Court ⓘ
standardOfReview appropriateness of sentence ⓘ
safety of conviction ⓘ
subjectTo civilian judicial oversight ⓘ
subjectToAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfAppeals criminal appeals ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Army military justice system → includesInstitution → Court Martial Appeal Court ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces justice system → hasComponent → Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Court Martial Appeal Court
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 → createdBody → Courts-Martial Appeal Court ⓘ
linked to: Court Martial Appeal Court
Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 → enforcedBy → Courts-Martial Appeal Court ⓘ
linked to: Court Martial Appeal Court
Court Martial Appeal Court → predecessor → Courts-Martial Appeal Court ⓘ
linked to: Court Martial Appeal Court