Sentences with phrase «general court martial»

Such a commission may be appointed by any field commander, or by any commander competent to appoint a general court martial, as was General Styer, who had been vested with that power by order of the President.

Article 12 makes triable by general court martial «any other person who, by the law of war, is [triable] by military tribunals.»

Lance Corporal Hassan Adam has been handed over a seven - year jail term by the general court martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army after found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.

Not exact matches

On the morning of that day [April 9] between five and six o'clock the prisoners, among them Admiral Canaris, General Oster, General Thomas and Reichgerichtsrat Sack were taken from their cells, and the verdicts of the court martial read out to them.

In the case of the Sutherland Springs church mass shooting in Texas last November, the U.S. Air Force acknowledged it should have provided information to the FBI that the shooter was previously convicted by a general court - martial for domestic assault.

Inaugurating the court martial at the military media center in Maiduguri, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier Victor Ezugwu, advised the president of the court and its members against unnecessary adjournments, while ensuring that justice is seen to be done to all parties.

The speech read by the Acting GOC at the inauguration of the court martial reads, «Following the directive from Army Headquarters (AHQ) that a standing General Court Martial (GCM) be set up for Op Lafiya Dole to try offences committed by personnel within the Theatre of Operation, I issued a Convening Order for a GCM on 5 August 2016 and the members were directed to assemble today at this venue for the formal inauguration of thecourt martial reads, «Following the directive from Army Headquarters (AHQ) that a standing General Court Martial (GCM) be set up for Op Lafiya Dole to try offences committed by personnel within the Theatre of Operation, I issued a Convening Order for a GCM on 5 August 2016 and the members were directed to assemble today at this venue for the formal inauguration of theCourt Martial (GCM) be set up for Op Lafiya Dole to try offences committed by personnel within the Theatre of Operation, I issued a Convening Order for a GCM on 5 August 2016 and the members were directed to assemble today at this venue for the formal inauguration of the GCM.

The acting General Commanding Officer of the 7 Division Brigadier General V Ezeugwu, said at the inauguration of the panel on Wednesday that the purpose of the court martial was to let the nation and the international community be aware that even in the face of carrying out its work it adheres to the best practices.

Any person subject to this chapter who (1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;... shall be punished as a court - martial may direct.

Irwin is a three star general, court martialed and sentenced to ten years at the Castle, a military prison run by Winter.

Mr. Bahar's previous experience includes serving nearly 10 years on Active Duty with the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, where he litigated felony court - martials, dealt with cutting - edge legal issues involving the laws of war, led the capture and investigation of the US Navy's first set of captured pirates in generations, led a team of lawyers deployed to Afghanistan in support of a Special Operations Task Force, and completed two Pentagon tours.

this is the necessary result of the Court's decision, unless, in the alternative, that would be to imply that, in exercising such jurisdiction, there is only one kind of general court - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplCourt's decision, unless, in the alternative, that would be to imply that, in exercising such jurisdiction, there is only one kind of general court - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplcourt - martial, but there are two or more kinds of military commission, with wholly different procedures and with the result that «the commander in the field» will not be free to determine whether general court - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have emplcourt - martial or military commission shall be used as the circumstances may dictate, but must govern his choice by the kind of procedure he wishes to have employed.

A judge advocate is usually assigned to serve as Staff Judge Advocate for any general with the authority to convene a general court - martial.