Some Estonian parliamentarians with military backgrounds are pressing to establish military courts for use in wartime, according to this report. Excerpt:
Under the plan, the national defense court would begin operating during a state of war. It would handle, under expedited procedure, all kinds of defense-related matters, including failure to report for mobilization, desertion, looting or the requisitioning of property.
Daimar Liiv, a member of the legal section of the Assembly of Reserve Officers and a judge at Tallinn Administrative Court, explained that the peacetime court system is too slow and thorough to resolve situations that arise during wartime.
"In wartime conditions, we cannot apply the same system of legal protection that we currently use through standard procedures. Decisions must be made quickly and judges must be prepared — not only morally, but also in terms of skills — to prepare such decisions. This is my professional assessment: judges currently operate in peacetime mode and cannot envision how this work should function under wartime conditions or whether the legislation is suitable," Liiv said.
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