The UCMJ and the New Jointness: A Proposal to Strengthen the Military Justice Authority of Joint Task Force Commanders

Abstract

Today, America's real world military operations are almost always performed by joint task forces. Commanders of these joint task forces may face some significant command and control problems because they are unable to enforce their general orders directly against members of all military services. These problems can frustrate unity of command and thereby endanger mission accomplishment. This thesis reviews the history and traditions of service autonomy, analyzes the principles of unity of command and unity of effort, identifies shortcomings in the current system of reciprocal court-martial jurisdiction, and recommends a rule change to give joint task force commanders the power to convene interservice general courts-martial.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA443299

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Berrigan

Organizations

  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Law
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control