Snedeker james (6 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: VG-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated softcover of 128 pages with cover soiling and foxing published in Honolulu during the war. Very good minus. D. C. Hardman (illustratore). Book.

paperback. Condizione: Good. US Naval Institute, Annapolis, c.1954, 5"x7-1/2", staple-bound wraps, 65pp., bkplte, foxed, G $.

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. First edition. 12mo. 65pp. Stapled wrappers. Stapled blue printed wrappers. Fine.

Stapled Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book.

Stiff wraps. Condizione: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.5 inches. iii, [1], 65, [3] pages. Illustrations. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1926, Colonel Snedeker was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and saw wide service in his various ranks since then. He fought with the Third Marine Division in the Pacific in WWII. He then became Chief of the Military Law Division of the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. He retired as a Brigadier General. The contents of this important post-Korean War work are: Different Origins of Courts-Martial on Land and Sea; Early Forms of Military Tribunals on Land; British Military Law; American Military Law; Beginnings of Maritime Law; British Maritime Law; British Naval Law; Early American Naval Law; Later American Naval Law; and Unification of the Articles Governing the United States Armed Forces. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 64 Stat. 109, 10 U.S.C. §§ 801-946) is the foundation of military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which provides that "The Congress shall have Power.To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces". The UCMJ was passed on 5 May 1950, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It took effect on 31 May 1951. The word uniform in the Code's title refers to its consistent application to all the armed services in place of the earlier Articles of War, Articles of Government, and Disciplinary Laws of the individual services. A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment. In addition, courts-martial may be used to try prisoners of war for war crimes. The Geneva Conventions require that POWs who are on trial for war crimes be subject to the same procedures as would be the holding military's own forces. Finally, courts-martial can be convened for other purposes, such as dealing with violations of martial law, and can involve civilian defendants. Most navies have a standard court-martial which convenes whenever a ship is lost; this does not presume that the captain is suspected of wrongdoing, but merely that the circumstances surrounding the loss of the ship be made part of the official record. Most military forces maintain a judicial system that tries defendants for breaches of military discipline. Most commonly, courts-martial in the United States are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which is the U.S. military's criminal code. However, they can also be convened for other purposes, including military tribunals and the enforcement of martial law in an occupied territory. Courts-martial are governed by the rules of procedure and evidence laid out in the Manual for Courts-Martial, which contains the Rules for Courts-Martial, Military Rules of Evidence, and other guidance. There are three types: Special, Summary, and General.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1043 pages, plus 90 pages 1954 supplement laid in rear, Very good hardcover First edition in Dust jacket. Identified on front fly leaf Lt. Col. J. D. Bryan - Counsel for @ Nuremburg SCARCE FIRST EDITION with ASSOCIATION.…