Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Code of Military Justice
The collection of substantive and procedural rules governing the discipline of members of the armed forces. 10 USCA §§ 801 et seq. - Also termed Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Court of Military Appeals
See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
Court of Military Review
See COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (1).
Military
adj. 1. Of or relating the armed forces <military base>. 2. Of or relating to war <military action>.
Military Rules of Evidence.
The rules of evidence applicable to military law and courtsmartial. - Abbr. MRE.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
1. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 2. A model code promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to govern state military forces when not in federal service. 11 U.L.A. 335 et seq. (1974). - Abbr. UCMJ.
certified military lawyer
See LAWYER.
military board
A group of persons appointed to act as a fact-finding agency or as an advisory body to the appointing military authority.
military bounty land
Land offered to members of the military as a reward for services. See donation land under LAND.
military commission
A court, usu. composed of both civilians and military officers, that is modeled after a court-martial and that tries and decides cases concerning martial-law violations. See COURT-MARTIAL.
military court
A court that has jurisdiction over members of the armed forces and that enforces the Code of Military Justice. See CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
military court of inquiry
A military court that has special and limited jurisdiction and that is convened to investigate specific matters and, traditionally, to determine whether further procedures are warranted. 10 USCA § 935.
military government
Int'l law. The control of all or most public functions within a country, or the assumption and exercise of governmental functions, by military forces or individual members of those forces; government exercised by a military commander under the direction of the executive or sovereign, either externally during a foreign war or internally during a civil war. ( A military government's actions supersede all local law. See MARTIAL LAW.
military judge
A commissioned officer of the armed forces who is on active duty and is a member of a bar of a federal court or of the highest court of a state. ( The Judge Advocate General of the particular service must certify a military judge as qualified for duty. A military judge of a general court-martial must also be a member of an independent judiciary. A military judge is detailed to every general court-martial and usu. to a special court-martial.
military jurisdiction
The three types of governmental power given the military by the U.S. Constitution - specif., jurisdiction under military law, jurisdiction under military government, and jurisdiction under martial law.
military justice
A structure of punitive measures designed to foster order, morale, and discipline within the military.
military law
The branch of public law governing military discipline and other rules regarding service in the armed forces. ( It is exercised both in peacetime and in war, is recognized by civil courts, and includes rules far broader than for the punishment of offenders. - Also termed military justice. - Sometimes loosely termed martial law. Cf. MARTIAL LAW. "Military Law . . . is largely, but not exclusively, statutory in character, and prescribes the rights of, and imposes duties and obligations upon, the several classes of persons composing its military establishment; it creates military tribunals, endows them with appropriate jurisdiction and reeulates their procedure; it also defines military offenses and, by the imposition of adequate penalties, endeavors to prevent their occurrence." George B. Davis, A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States 1 (3d ed. 1915).
military leave
A policy contained in employment policies or collective-bargaining agreements allowing a long-term leave of absence -without an accompanying loss of benefits - for a person in active service in the U.S. armed forces.
military necessity
Int'l law. A principle of warfare that permits enough coercive force to achieve a desired end, as long as the force used is not more than is called for by the situation. ( This principle dates from the Hague Convention on Laws and Customs of War on Land of October 18, 1907, which prohibits the destruction or seizure of enemy property "unless such destruction of seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war."
military objective.
Int'l law. An object that by its nature, location, or use contributes to military action, and is thus susceptible to attack. ( Under Geneva Convention Protocol 1 (1977), only military - rather than civilian - objects are proper targets.
military offense.
An offense, such as desertion, that lies within the jurisdiction of a military court. See COURT-MARTIAL.
military officer
A person who has command in the armed forces.
military tenure
A tenure that bears some relation to military service, such as knight service, grand serjeanty, and cornage.
military tenure.
See TENURE.
military testament.
See soldier's will under WILL.
military-contractor defense
The principle that a manufacturer who produces equipment for the military is immune from tort liability, to the same extent as the federal government, if the manufacturer did not design the equipment, participated minimally in the design, or received government authorization to proceed with a design after warning the government of the possible dangers of the design and of possible alternative designs.