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Changes/Events during October 2008:


Appointments, New item on 5th;
Sounding Board, New item on 9th - 5th, 3rd and 1st;
Cases, Buchan case added on 7th, new case added on 3rd;
Military News, New item added on 3rd;
Reading List, New title added on 6th.


IMPORTANT - EXTRA PAGE
1 QLR War Crimes Trial
1 QLR Case. 		A page dedicated to news items relating to this historic trial of British servicemen accused of abusing Iraqi detainees. This case is of interest to international lawyers as it also concerns the important issue of command responsibility. There is a link to the charges each accused faces.




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    Court-Martial System - Changes

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    		• History The background to the changes, the abolition of the convening officer, the creation of the independent Army Prosecuting Authority, the Summary Appeal Court, custody hearings, greater role for judges advocate, unduly lenient sentences, membership of courts-martial, wasted costs etc.
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    Court-Martial System - Further Changes (1)

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    		• Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000 Introduced changes to the summary dealing process, including bail and the right to appeal the CO's finding and/or award to a compliant tribunal

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    		• Armed Forces Act 2001 Details of the provisions that are in force, with links to relevant SIs. This is an important piece of legislation and introduces, among other things, powers of stop and search and entry search and seizure, wasted costs, appeal against unduly lenient sentences.

    Court-Martial System - Military Trial

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    Court-Martial System -Types of Military Court

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