The Naval Discipline Act 1957 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom governing discipline in the Royal Navy. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories In its most general sense discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a Disciple. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) It governs courts martial and criminal penalties for crimes committed by officers and ratings of the Royal Navy. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Although some parts are still in force, it will substantially be replaced by the end of 2008 by the Armed Forces Act 2006, which creates a unified code of military law for all three British Armed Forces. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Armed Forces Act 2006 received royal assent in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2006 Military law is a distinct legal system to which members of Armed forces are subject The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
Amendments
The Armed Forces Act 1981 amended certain aspects of the Act; most notably, it abolished the death penalty for the crime of espionage for the enemy on ships or in naval establishments. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. [1] The Human Rights Act 1998 abolished the death penalty for all other capital crimes under the Act. The Human Rights Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 9 November 1998 and mostly came into force [2]
In 2004, courts martial in the Royal Navy were reformed by an order issued by the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled The Committee found that the appointment of serving naval officers as Judge Advocates, and their appointment by the Chief Naval Judge Advocate (also a serving officer), undermined the independence and impartiality of courts martial, thereby contravening human rights legislation. Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States Armed Forces including the Air Force Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled The Order instructed that all judge advocates should be appointed solely by the Judge Advocate of the Fleet, a civilian circuit judge. In the United Kingdom, the Judge Advocate of Her Majesty's Fleet was a civilian Judge who was responsible for the supervision and superintendence of the Court Circuit Judge redirects here For Circuit Judges in the United Kingdom see Circuit judge (UK. [3]
References
- ^ Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55), Part III, UK Statute Law Database
- ^ Human Rights Act 1998, section 21(5)
- ^ Naval Discipline Act 1957 (Remedial) Order 2004, UK Parliament Publications
External links
- Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
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