Detailed guide to Air Force Rules 123–129 covering unsoundness of mind, preservation and copies of court-martial proceedings, security-based withholding, lost records, curable procedural irregularities and witness offences.
Read MoreDetailed guide to Air Force Rules 102–122 covering defending officer, friend of accused, counsel, Judge Advocate independence, witness attendance, essential witnesses, cross-examination, recall and written addresses.
Read MoreDetailed guide to Air Force Rules 82–101 covering Presiding Officer duties, prosecutor impartiality, public and closed sittings, hours and adjournments, suspension and continuity of trial, member absence, voting, interpreters, record of proceedings, inspection and transmission.
Read MoreAir Force Rules 70–81 explained: deliberation and voting, reasoned findings, special findings, acquittal, sentencing evidence, mercy recommendations, confirmation, revision, promulgation and partial confirmation.
Read MoreDetailed guide to Navy Act Sections 184, 184A and 185: Central Government regulation-making power, retrospective regulations, parliamentary laying, Navy Instructions, ultra vires challenge and AFT review.
Read MoreArmy Rules 45–47 and Section 131 of the Army Act govern the oath or affirmation of court-martial members, the Judge Advocate, shorthand writer and interpreter. This guide explains the sequence after challenges, legal effect of defects, trial commencement, record verification and leading case law.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 180–183 explained: estate administration for personnel of unsound mind or officially missing on active service, Standing Committee of Adjustment, delegated commanding-officer powers, and forfeiture of effects after one month absence without leave.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 171–179 explained: disposal of deceased sailors’ and officers’ private property, Committee of Adjustment, ship and service debts, Administrator-General, surplus, legal representatives and good-faith protection.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 138–142 explained: compensation from fine, contempt by persons subject and not subject to naval law, false evidence/perjury, BNSS/BNS transition and court-martial proceedings as judicial proceedings.
Read MoreNavy Act Sections 145 and 146 explained: interim custody of case property, perishable property, post-trial destruction, confiscation, return to entitled claimants, one-month waiting rule, Magistrate execution and converted property.
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