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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