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Short Essay On Court Martial Law

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A court-martial is a military 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. Most militaries maintain a court-martial system to try cases in which a breach of military discipline may have occurred. In addition, courts-martial may be used to try prisoners of war for war crimes. The Geneva Convention requires that prisoner of wars who are on trial for war crimes can be subject to the same procedures as would be the holding military's own forces. 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. …show more content…

The same section also provides the mentioned court the jurisdiction to award for any such offence any punishment authorized by this Act for that offence. S.88(1) also includes the jurisdiction of Martial Court to civil offences committed whether in …show more content…

Besides, Industrial court can hear and make decision in a case even without the submission of the written statement of case or statement in reply, or to hear the case ex-party after notices or summons have been served on parties in a dispute. It also handle proceedings or any part thereof in private and request for assistance from expert to give expert opinion during proceedings and do all such things as are necessary for the expeditious of settlement of a

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