Uniform Code of Military Justice

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The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the comprehensive federal law that governs criminal offenses, legal procedures, and disciplinary standards for members of the United States armed forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal statute
military justice code
administeredBy Department of Defense
Judge Advocate General’s Corps of each service
amendedBy Military Justice Act of 1968
Military Justice Act of 1983
Military Justice Act of 2016
appliesDuring peacetime
wartime
appliesTo National Guard members when in federal service
active duty service members
cadets and midshipmen at U.S. service academies
members of the United States armed forces
prisoners of war in U.S. custody under certain circumstances
reserve component members when on active duty
codifiedIn 10 U.S.C. §§ 801–946a
contains appellate provisions
jurisdictional provisions
procedural articles
punitive articles
country United States
dateEnacted 1950-05-05
defines absence without leave
conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
desertion
failure to obey orders or regulations
fraudulent enlistment
insubordinate conduct
malingering
misbehavior before the enemy
mutiny
offenses unique to the military
sexual offenses under military law
various homicide offenses
effectiveDate 1951-05-31
enactedBy United States Congress
governs appellate review of courts-martial
courts-martial
military criminal procedure
military rules of evidence
nonjudicial punishment
jurisdictionOver criminal offenses by service members
disciplinary offenses by service members
language English
legalForm Title 10 of the United States Code
providesFor general courts-martial
special courts-martial
summary courts-martial
purpose to create a uniform system of military justice across all U.S. armed forces
replaced Articles for the Government of the Navy
linked to: Articles of War

Articles of War
shortTitle UCMJ
signedBy Harry S. Truman
subjectTo interpretation by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
review by service Courts of Criminal Appeals

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United States Armed Forces governedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice
Army Regulation 670-1 relatedTo Uniform Code of Military Justice
Uniform Code of Military Justice shortTitle UCMJ
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Title 10 of the United States Code relatedTo Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces appliesLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces interprets Uniform Code of Military Justice
U.S. Army officers subjectTo Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 1983 partOf Uniform Code of Military Justice framework
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 1983 amends Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 2016 appliesTo Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 2016 amends Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Coast Guard Legal Program (JAG) legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 1968 partOf United States military justice system
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Act of 1968 amends Uniform Code of Military Justice
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution category United States military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Manual for Courts-Martial basedOn Uniform Code of Military Justice
CAAF governingStatute Uniform Code of Military Justice
Military Justice Reporter coversSubjectArea Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States v. [Accused] governingLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice
Army Court of Criminal Appeals legalBasis Uniform Code of Military Justice
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals governingLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals governingLaw Article 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals appliesLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals establishedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals statutoryBasis Article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals appliesLaw Uniform Code of Military Justice
National Defense Act of 1916 componentOf United States military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Militia Act of 1903 category United States military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and South Korea category United States military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Air Reserve Technicians subjectTo Uniform Code of Military Justice when in military status
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division legalBasis Uniform Code of Military Justice
JAG basedOn United States military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld interpretedStatute Uniform Code of Military Justice
Judge Advocate General of the Army legalBasis Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States prisoners of war regulatedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice
U.S. Navy units governedBy Uniform Code of Military Justice
MJA 2016 affects Uniform Code of Military Justice
Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard legalBasis Uniform Code of Military Justice (as applied to the Coast Guard)
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Judge Advocate General of the Navy legalSystem Uniform Code of Military Justice
Judge Advocate General of the Air Force jurisdiction Uniform Code of Military Justice within the Air Force
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Judge Advocate General of the Air Force legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
United States military commanders legalFramework Uniform Code of Military Justice
U.S. Navy commanders legalAuthority Uniform Code of Military Justice
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands usedLegalSystem U.S. military law
linked to: Uniform Code of Military Justice