2013 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Updates Rules for Military Trials by Amending Courts-Martial Manual
What it does
This order amends Parts III and IV of the Manual for Courts-Martial as described in the attached Annex.
Real-world impact
- Alters Parts III and IV of the Manual for Courts-Martial.
- Amendments take effect on the date of this order.
- Does not retroactively punish past conduct or stop ongoing cases.
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Summary
This order changes Parts III and IV of the Manual for Courts-Martial as described in the attached Annex and makes those amendments part of the order. The amendments take effect on the order's date.
People involved in courts-martial, nonjudicial punishment, investigations, referrals of charges, and trials are affected by these rule changes. The order also says the amendments do not make past conduct newly punishable and do not invalidate proceedings already begun before the effective date.
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