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Tables of Contents for Military Law in a Nutshell
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Table of Cases
xvii
Table of Statutes
xxxiii
The Constitution and National Security
1
40
The Origins of the National Security Constitution
1
1
The Text and Doctrine of the National Security Constitution
2
25
Powers of Congress
4
9
Powers of the President
13
9
The War Powers Resolution
22
2
Powers of the Courts
24
3
Other Provisions
27
4
Protection of National Security
31
10
Peacetime and Wartime
31
4
Use of Force Abroad
35
1
Quelling Internal Disorders
36
5
Entry into the Military
41
32
Enlistment
41
16
The Nature of the Relationship
41
2
Threshold Requirements for Enlistment
43
1
Age Standards
44
2
Voluntariness and Improper Recruiting
46
1
Unwed Parents
46
1
Homosexuality
47
2
Signing the Enlistment Contract and Taking the Oath of Allegiance
49
1
Other Requirements
49
1
Constructive Enlistment
50
2
Judicial Review of Enlistment Decisions
52
1
Efforts to Enforce Enlistment Agreements
53
4
Officer Appointments
57
3
Activation of Reservists
60
2
Conscription
62
11
Constitutionality
63
1
Administration
64
1
Deferments and Exemptions
65
1
Conscientious Objection
66
2
Compassionate Exemptions
68
2
Deferments
70
1
Judicial Review
71
2
Constitutional and Other Rights of Servicemembers
73
30
Due Process Rights of Servicemembers
74
4
Equal Protection
78
3
First Amendment Rights
81
14
Religion
82
2
Speech
84
1
Contemptuous Words
84
1
Disloyal Statements
85
1
Complaints Under Article 138
85
2
Political Participation
87
1
Symbolic Expression
88
1
Publications
88
1
Publications by Servicemembers
88
2
On-base Distribution of Publications by Servicemembers
90
1
On-base Distribution of Publications by Civilians
90
1
Sale of Publications at Base Facilities
91
1
Possession of Published Matter by Servicemembers
92
1
Assembly
92
1
Demonstrations by Servicemembers
92
1
On--Base Demonstrations by Civilians
92
1
Petitions and Communications with Congress
93
1
Association
94
1
Other Constitutional and Statutory Rights of Servicemembers
95
8
The Right to Vote
95
1
Residency and Tax Situs
95
1
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act
96
3
Reemployment Rights of Servicemembers
99
2
Veterans' Preferences in Public Employment
101
1
Miscellaneous Benefits
102
1
The Military Criminal Justice System
103
126
Alternative Dispositions Under the System
105
20
Administrative Corrective Measures
105
2
Nonjudicial Punishment
107
1
Article 15
107
9
Article 139
116
1
Courts--Martial
117
1
Summary Court--Martial
118
3
Special Courts--Martial
121
3
General Courts--Martial
124
1
Jurisdiction of Courts--Martial
125
17
Convening a Court--Martial
126
1
Jurisdiction Over Persons
127
1
Civilians
128
5
Military Persons
133
1
Entry into the Military
134
1
Part--Time Servicemembers
135
2
Former Servicemembers
137
1
Jurisdiction Over Offenses
138
2
Status of Forces Agreements and Court--Martial Jurisdiction
140
2
The Criminal Process From Apprehension Through Trial
142
27
Restrictions on Freedom
142
3
Initiating and Processing Charges
145
1
Formal Investigation
146
2
Preparation for Trial
148
4
Speedy Trial
152
4
Pleas to the Charges and Pretrial Plea Bargaining
156
3
The Trial
159
1
The Military Jury System
160
1
Trial Procedures
161
3
Sentencing Procedures
164
2
Evidence in Courts--Martial
166
3
Review of Courts--Martial
169
13
Convening Authority
170
2
Staff Judge Advocate
172
1
The Judge Advocate General
173
1
Court of Criminal Appeals
174
2
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
176
1
Petition for a New Trial
177
2
Civilian Review of Courts--Martial
179
3
Military Law Crimes, Defenses, and Punishments
182
30
Specified Offenses
183
1
Common Law Crimes
184
1
Homicidal Offenses
185
1
Sex Offenses
186
1
Theft Offenses
187
1
Alcohol and Drug Related Offenses
188
1
Peculiarly Military Offenses
189
1
Absence Offenses
190
3
Duties and Orders Offenses
193
4
Superior--Subordinate Relationship Offenses
197
2
Combat--Related Offenses
199
3
Unspecified Offenses---The General Articles
202
5
Defenses to Criminal Liability
207
3
Punishment
210
2
Constitutional Safeguards In The Military Criminal Justice System
212
17
Search and Seizure
213
1
Search Pursuant to Lawful Warrant or Authorization
214
2
Search Incident to Lawful Apprehension
216
1
Search Incident to Lawful Hot Pursuit
217
1
Search of Open Fields or Woodlands
217
1
Search to Prevent Removal or Disposal of Contraband
218
1
Search with Consent
218
1
Searches During Administrative Inspection or Inventory
219
1
Other Searches
220
1
Self--Incrimination
221
2
Right to Counsel
223
1
In Different Types of Court--Martial
223
3
At Different Stages of the Proceedings
226
1
Questions of Competency and Integrity
227
2
The Law of Armed Conflict
229
52
Scope and Application
229
10
Defining of War
229
1
Lawful War and Unlawful War
230
1
The Definition of an International Armed Conflict
231
2
Initiation and Termination of an International Armed Conflict
233
1
Initiation
233
1
Termination
234
2
Rights and Responsibilities of Nations Not Involved in the Conflict
236
1
Neutrality vs. Nonbelligerency
237
1
Rights and Responsibilities of Neutrals
237
2
Sources and Substance
239
19
Treaties Relating to Armed Conflict
240
1
Treaties Relating to the Use of Force in General
240
1
Treaties Relating to Actual Conduct of Hostilities
241
1
The Hague Conventions of 1907
242
1
The Geneva Conventions
242
1
General
242
1
Scope of Application
243
1
Substance
244
1
General Provisions
244
2
Classification of Participants
246
4
The Genocide Convention of 1948
250
1
Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949
251
3
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
254
1
The Customary Law of Armed Conflict
255
3
Application of the Law of Armed Conflict to Particular Issues of Modern Warfare
258
12
Air Warfare
258
1
Attacks Against Enemy Aircraft
258
1
Aerial Bombardment
259
4
Naval Warfare
263
2
Weapons Systems
265
1
Conventional Weapons
265
2
Chemical and Biological Weapons
267
1
Nuclear Weapons
268
1
Stratagems, Treachery or Perfidy
269
1
Redressing Acts in Violation of the Law of Armed Conflict
270
11
Measures That Can Be Taken During the Conflict
271
2
Measures Usually Taken After the Conflict
273
1
Compensation
273
1
Trial of Individual War Criminals
274
1
Responsibility of Superior Officers
275
3
Responsibility of Subordinate Combatants
278
1
Responsibility of Nonmilitary Persons
279
2
Discharge and Administrative Separation
281
37
Discharges of Enlisted Personnel
283
27
Grades of Discharges
283
3
Grounds for Administrative Separation
286
5
Separation Procedures
291
1
Notification Procedure
291
2
Administrative Board Procedure
293
3
Separation Regulations for the Army
296
9
Conscientious Objection
305
2
Homosexuality
307
3
Dismissal of Commissioned Officers
310
3
Administrative Review
313
5
Discharge Review Boards
313
1
Board for Correction of Military Records
314
1
Judicial Review
315
1
Jurisdiction
315
1
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
315
1
Preliminary Injunction
316
1
Scope of Judicial Review
317
1
Compensation for Injury and Death of Servicemembers and Veterans
318
35
Tort Claims of Service Members
319
23
The Federal Tort Claims Act
319
3
Eligible Claimants: The Feres Doctrine
322
3
FTCA Claim Procedure
325
1
Date of Accrual
326
2
The Sum Certain Requirement
328
1
Denial of a Claim
329
1
The FTCA Cause of Action
329
1
Government Employee Causing Harm
330
1
Employee Acting Within Scope of Employment
330
2
Claim Arising From Negligent or Wrongful Act of Omission
332
1
Personal Liability of the Employee
333
1
Malpractice
334
1
Immunity of Government Contractors
335
1
Damages
336
1
Administrative Claim Remedies
337
1
The Military Claims Act
337
2
The National Guard Tort Claims Act
339
1
The Foreign Claims Act
339
1
The Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act
340
2
Veterans' Benefits
342
11
General Eligibility Criteria
344
5
Specific Program Qualifications
349
1
Compensation for Disability or Death
349
1
Hospital, Nursing Home, and Rehabilitation Programs
350
1
Insurance
351
2
Subject Index
353
16
Author Index
369