Military Justice
This code establishes legal standards for the U.S. armed forces and outlines offenses and procedures.
What is the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)?
This legal term refers to the act of confirming that a signature is genuine and the signer is who they claim to be.
What is notarization?
This term refers to individuals who are not taking part in hostilities and must be protected under LOAC.
What are civilians?
This term refers to a member of the military who is accused of an offense and is subject to legal proceedings.
What is the accused?
This term describes the obligation of professionals to maintain a clients communications private, even after the professional relationship has ended.
What is confidentiality?
This Air Force instruction outlines the procedures for the disciplinary system, including nonjudicial punishment.
What is AFI 51-202?
This legal term refers to a wrongful act that causes harm to another person, leading to civil liability.
What is a tort?
This 1949 agreement consists of four treaties that establish standards for humanitarian treatment in war.
What are the Geneva Conventions?
This term refers to the process by which a military member can challenge a court-martial conviction after it has been decided.
What is an appeal?
In the context of legal ethics, this term describes a situation where a lawyer represents clients with conflicting interests without proper disclosure and consent.
What is conflict of interest?
The maximum punishment for a summary court-martial includes confinement for this duration.
What is 30 days?
This term refers to a person who creates a will.
What is a testator?
Under LOAC, this term refers to the prohibition of unnecessary suffering caused to combatants during military operations.
What is the principle of proportionality?
This legal concept provides protection to military personnel from being compelled to testify against themselves during investigations
What is the right against self-incrimination?
This code outlines the ethical standards and responsibilities for attorneys and legal professionals in the U.S.
What is the Model Rules of Professional Conduct?
This article of the UCMJ addresses desertion and unauthorized absence.
What is Article 85?
This law grants military paralegals notarial powers as a consul of the United States in the performance of all notarial acts.
What is 10 U.S.C. 1044a?
This act extends U.S. legal jurisdiction over certain offenses committed by military personnel and civilians outside the United States.
What is the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA)?
This court reviews cases for the Air Force and ensures that proper legal standards are followed during court-martial proceedings
What is the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (AFCCA)?
This rule requires lawyers to represent their clients competently and diligently, ensuring that they provide the best possible legal representation.
What is Rule 1.1? (Competence)
The decision of a discharge board can be appealed to this higher authority within the military justice system.
What is the Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR)
Name the two exemptions for gifts between employees.
What is "Occasions on which gifts are traditionally given or exchanged." (Birthday, Holidays)
What is "Special infrequent occasions." (Birth of child, PCS, Retirement)
Under the U.S.-Japan SOFA, this term refers to the rights of U.S. military members to operate in Japan without being subject to Japanese law for official duties.
What is legal immunity?
This is the highest appellate court in the U.S. military system, which reviews decisions from lower military courts.
What is the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)?
This rule outlines a lawyer's duty to act with honesty and candor when dealing with the courts and other legal authorities.
What is Rule 3.3? (Candor Toward the Tribunal)