British Army military justice system

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The British Army military justice system is the legal framework and set of institutions that govern discipline, criminal proceedings, and the enforcement of military law for personnel serving in the British Army.

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instanceOf military justice system
allows civilian courts to exercise concurrent jurisdiction in some cases
appliesTo Army Reserve personnel
British Army personnel
regular British Army soldiers
basedOn Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2006
coexistsWith civilian criminal justice system of the United Kingdom
governedBy Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2006

King's Regulations
surface form: Queen’s Regulations for the Army

Service Complaints regulations
hasJurisdictionOver criminal offences committed by service personnel
disciplinary offences
offences committed on UK territory by service personnel
offences committed on operations overseas
hasPurpose enforce military law
maintain discipline in the British Army
protect operational effectiveness
provide fair trial guarantees to service personnel
includesInstitution Army Legal Services Branch
surface form: Army Legal Services

Army chain of command
Commanding Officer
Court Martial Appeal Court
Judge Advocate General
surface form: Judge Advocate General’s office

Military Court Service
Royal Military Police
Service Police
Service Prosecuting Authority
court of appeal
surface form: Summary Appeal Court
includesProcess Service Civilian Court proceedings
Service Complaints process
administrative action procedures
court martial
summary hearing
includesSanction detention in the Military Corrective Training Centre
dismissal from the service
fines
imprisonment following court martial
reduction in rank
overseenBy Defence Council of the United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence
partOf United Kingdom military justice system
providesRight right of appeal from summary hearing
right of appeal to the Court Martial Appeal Court
right to legal representation at court martial
reformedBy Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2006

Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2011

Armed Forces Act
surface form: Armed Forces Act 2016
subjectTo European Convention on Human Rights
UK constitutional principles
usesStandardOfProof beyond reasonable doubt

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AGC (Provost) associatedWith British Army military justice system
Kurt Student wasTriedBy British Army military justice system
this entity surface form: British military court
Redcaps associatedWith British Army military justice system
this entity surface form: British Army discipline system