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Pages in category "Canadian military law" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Legal Branch; C.
The Act does not apply to the Canadian Armed Forces. [ 3 ] More specifically, under the Act, the Government of Canada (the federal government) regulates licenses and authorizations for firearms, including prohibited or restricted firearms; the possession of prohibited or restricted weapons and any prohibited devices or ammunition; and licenses ...
A judge advocate general (JAG) has headed the Canadian military legal branch since before the First World War. The branch interprets the Canadian Forces' own internal rules and in the Code of Service Discipline, and also international and humanitarian laws and codes of war, such as the Geneva Conventions. In Canadian practice, armed combat is a ...
The QR&O are issued under the authority of Section 12 of the National Defence Act (NDA), the governing statute of the Canadian Forces. Section 12 provides the Governor in Council (i.e., the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet) and the Minister of National Defence with the power to make regulations for the "organization, training, discipline, efficiency, administration, and ...
The Legal Branch (French: Branche des services juridiques) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). It primarily deals with the Canadian Forces' legal affairs. Legal officers are primarily accepted through the Direct-Entry Training Program, and must have a degree in law as well as be a member of a Canadian provincial or ...
The Act enables the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces to govern the military of Canada. The Act establishes Non-Public Property (NPP) as a special class of Crown property to be used for the benefit of serving and former members of the Canadian Forces and their families. Most western nations have created similar regimes to ...
The Military Service Act, 1917 (French: Loi concernant le Service militaire) [1] was an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada which introduced conscription in the midst of the First World War. [2] It was passed due to a shortage of volunteers and was an effort to conscript more soldiers .
The Code of Service Discipline (CSD) is the basis of the Canadian Forces military justice system. The CSD is designed to assist military commanders in maintaining discipline, efficiency, and morale within the Canadian Forces (CF). It is found in Part III of the National Defence Act. The CSD: sets out who is subject to the military justice system