tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40701262563735789122024-03-18T17:22:07.566-04:00Global Military Justice ReformEugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.comBlogger7339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-69640924868813741782024-03-18T17:16:00.006-04:002024-03-18T17:21:33.837-04:00De-CAAF, anyone?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZqy_eKmh6LQMGGI97bxYvlCToKs6_LrgTfmfZctRRE8VUHzH_FpvR372iHiin72rNrQkANaRIoUACs91eUYZ_6U_Pkp_EmTKaboLYq2ipAWzB2vGCaQXYMqrgo0077FTrQ5856opSivOaIaLi2l9eSKGgCoaQQbffUQfGGAEcyXCcMBBAxrnwqlinJUXu" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZqy_eKmh6LQMGGI97bxYvlCToKs6_LrgTfmfZctRRE8VUHzH_FpvR372iHiin72rNrQkANaRIoUACs91eUYZ_6U_Pkp_EmTKaboLYq2ipAWzB2vGCaQXYMqrgo0077FTrQ5856opSivOaIaLi2l9eSKGgCoaQQbffUQfGGAEcyXCcMBBAxrnwqlinJUXu=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>Last year, the Editor wrote an article titled <i><a href="https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/article/id/5750/">The Case for Termination of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces</a></i>. Naval reservist <b>Gregory R. Hargis</b> has responded with <i><a href="https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/article/id/6039/">A Bridge Too Far: Terminating the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Would Harm National Security and Cause Inefficient Administration of Military and Civilian Justice</a>.</i> See what you think.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-33783461899115139012024-03-15T11:55:00.005-04:002024-03-15T11:55:58.749-04:00Short-term punishment units in the World War II Wehrmacht<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3WIcufmO7-S4NALrtFpoZnxlyA1J5RX3sBt3hEuMuk2hEJ1ej4dL3jkH1dULXObd0XhArahUWXA16EIVPU2iPqrTbX3Z14HrKOGm2zeiw2d_s3UFweCQRvBn2g9bJ25QqVrgUSLaULAm8E1Z3eM4AWcNqIQNcRL-_d5VtsFjVMsoIOeh6cauPSipDV9VG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3WIcufmO7-S4NALrtFpoZnxlyA1J5RX3sBt3hEuMuk2hEJ1ej4dL3jkH1dULXObd0XhArahUWXA16EIVPU2iPqrTbX3Z14HrKOGm2zeiw2d_s3UFweCQRvBn2g9bJ25QqVrgUSLaULAm8E1Z3eM4AWcNqIQNcRL-_d5VtsFjVMsoIOeh6cauPSipDV9VG=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/oa_edited_volume/chapter/3441647">This article</a> by <b>Mel Hecker</b> and <b>Geoffrey P. Megargee</b> from volume 4 of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's <i>Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945</i> (Indiana U. Press 2022), tells the tale. Fifteen hours' hard work per day in summer; 12 in winter. The alternatives were grimmer.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-84775752777358475292024-03-15T07:34:00.002-04:002024-03-15T07:36:21.925-04:00An era of change<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtp10DEgjVp12X_Ahcl_VhQgLRjnQrztvJVFGMM8awHV81-ormOG25WxYKcT_VB7svvxnJtI53C_NhgO0Z34vLlKSvbhpDuKFJCYu3AzvWT4ohF2IAgMDk1vaXk4TZc1Zlt6_qKGZ6XtRREcX7PraLPgxHvBhqfbE_cCTgI3fXT2wwG95rPV43QDBfjZkT" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtp10DEgjVp12X_Ahcl_VhQgLRjnQrztvJVFGMM8awHV81-ormOG25WxYKcT_VB7svvxnJtI53C_NhgO0Z34vLlKSvbhpDuKFJCYu3AzvWT4ohF2IAgMDk1vaXk4TZc1Zlt6_qKGZ6XtRREcX7PraLPgxHvBhqfbE_cCTgI3fXT2wwG95rPV43QDBfjZkT=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><p>"It is true that the '[Courts of Criminal Appeals (CCAs)] are presumed to know the law and [to] follow it.' <i>United States v. Chin</i>, 75 M.J. 220, 223 (C.A.A.F. 2016). However, this can be a hazardous legal path to tread when, as here, the CCAs are applying a new statutory provision. We have entered an era where there are many changes afoot in the military justice system. Mischief will result if this Court fails not only to provide crisp, clear guidance to the CCAs about the practical effects of those changes, but also if it fails to ensure that the CCAs are scrupulously adhering to the legal and analytical obligations that those changes have placed upon them."</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right;">Ohlson, C.J., concurring in part & dissenting in part, <a href="https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/2023OctTerm/230198.pdf"><i>United States v. Flores</i> (C.A.A.F. Mar. 14, 2024)</a>, at 14. Judge <b>M. Tia Johnson</b> joined in the opinion. [H/T to CDR <b>Phil Cave</b> across the pier.]</p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-50289482506068913152024-03-13T19:22:00.002-04:002024-03-13T19:22:35.713-04:00S. Korea shifts to civilian prosecutions<a href="https://ca.style.yahoo.com/south-korea-try-military-sex-103240649.html" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ca.style.yahoo.com/south-korea-try-military-sex-103240649.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiTFMmomFggsFB4auyn9m1M3es6cMnOQv8AvUyk09wzpmA_AzhQ1vDHzRKPqcLg48PhJL27G4QKG6RTlXupqWIojMldkUN5UwiWWw9v17kl31ExYAO3aC5oK9AZuc-5MJd1KOyy1FFJSHBAu2zvzQwoFamIZb2fN3sCd4-Aj65GiFzHgxVZizZGP1qbvJ/s255/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="255" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiTFMmomFggsFB4auyn9m1M3es6cMnOQv8AvUyk09wzpmA_AzhQ1vDHzRKPqcLg48PhJL27G4QKG6RTlXupqWIojMldkUN5UwiWWw9v17kl31ExYAO3aC5oK9AZuc-5MJd1KOyy1FFJSHBAu2zvzQwoFamIZb2fN3sCd4-Aj65GiFzHgxVZizZGP1qbvJ/w126-h83/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" width="126" /></a></div>Reuters reports that: Sex crimes and homicides committed by members of South Korea's military will be tried in civilian courts under a new law passed on Tuesday, sparked by multiple scandals and victim suicides.<br /><br />Activists and victims had accused South Korea's powerful military of standing in the way of previous efforts to reduce the power commanders have over the process, but reform efforts gathered steam https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-abuse-military-idCAKCN2E60T6 after a series of deaths and prominent crimes.<br /><br />Under the revised Military Court Act, all sex crimes, as well as violent crimes such as homicides, will be tried from the start at civilian courts, rather than courts martial.<br /><br />Military courts will be consolidated, while military police and prosecutors will be placed under the defence minister and the chiefs of each service branch in an effort to reduce the influence of commanders.Phil Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086682991693654964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-23834889109565820932024-03-12T09:22:00.005-04:002024-03-12T09:22:54.558-04:00Do we mean what Art. 88, UCMJ says?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii00ZojHTzx6rwqKOgsl6GJ0UVSu2vdAAYzYwZs90-3nDNHalm2ueOdeDxGV835rU9JpBrqGNvsemn5s98CdhXJAvh0bd4hwa9hSZRTtYd6_ZlZk4dPriIiiyXmpPt5ghA3bqMCtpTx-pdprrFqpHoqYY1yhB9gZSe-VV8o7w0zlqZVIcu_Qk8eUbKC9rX" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii00ZojHTzx6rwqKOgsl6GJ0UVSu2vdAAYzYwZs90-3nDNHalm2ueOdeDxGV835rU9JpBrqGNvsemn5s98CdhXJAvh0bd4hwa9hSZRTtYd6_ZlZk4dPriIiiyXmpPt5ghA3bqMCtpTx-pdprrFqpHoqYY1yhB9gZSe-VV8o7w0zlqZVIcu_Qk8eUbKC9rX=w200-h120" width="200" /></a></div>If the U.S. Congress does not want former military officers wading into the political fray unless they formally declare their candidacy for elected office, then current Article 88 UCMJ provisions concerning criticism of the president should be enforced, rather than be dead letter law for retirees. Otherwise, active-duty military members will feel empowered to denounce political leadership due to the norm-erosion of recently retired military leaders criticizing American leaders. If rule of law and its credibility matter in modern society, retired military officers should be legally required to resign their commissions before entering into influential political conversations either through elected office or serving as political appointees, much like <b>Dwight Eisenhower</b> did prior to running for president in 1952 (Smith, 2012). Absent their formal departure from military affiliation, military retirees should keep their politics personal; not public and remain above the political fray. Whereas the president is bucking norms but applying the law, the generals are applying presidential norms but bucking apolitical military norms and military law. This distinction may be uncomfortable, but again, abiding to the written laws and rules is what keeps the “soul” of an apolitical military protected, helping keep partisanship out of civil–military relations.<p></p><p style="text-align: right;">Excerpt from <b>Ryan Burke</b> and <b>Jahara Matisek</b>, <i>Trump(ing) Tradition: Old Laws, New Norms and the Danger to Civil-Military Relations</i>, Armed Forces & Society (2024) (H/T to Cdr. <b>Phil Cave</b>)</p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-22914275087405415632024-03-12T03:31:00.006-04:002024-03-12T03:31:42.444-04:00GAO on USCG<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjCIAv3QaRlSBnbheqKTwjCGCbb7Lu7KOg0mx6ylF8Acifef_9TFr9qoR-N4Sx3zhISfLPfpunyAh4pRbiN_sV6ZXpFTPDauAaxBHJOZQKKXtjQGJWh79mB4UU78BAN9P6-QIwi8FxCHwhYjiIVNvSOIqdZARVMt_Tk8fkzniccVdslvfzxSCr1-WbJ-ed" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjCIAv3QaRlSBnbheqKTwjCGCbb7Lu7KOg0mx6ylF8Acifef_9TFr9qoR-N4Sx3zhISfLPfpunyAh4pRbiN_sV6ZXpFTPDauAaxBHJOZQKKXtjQGJWh79mB4UU78BAN9P6-QIwi8FxCHwhYjiIVNvSOIqdZARVMt_Tk8fkzniccVdslvfzxSCr1-WbJ-ed=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>The Government Accountability Office's latest testimony on U.S. Coast Guard efforts to address sexual assault and harassment can be found <a href="https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24107388.pdf">here</a>.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-69893653119227751852024-03-12T03:24:00.000-04:002024-03-12T03:24:07.504-04:00Clerkship opportunity<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Honorable M. Tia Johnson</span></b><br />United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces<br />450 E St, NW<br />Washington, DC 20442-0001</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>CLERKSHIP OPPORTUNITY<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces exercises world-wide appellate jurisdiction over court-martial cases involving U.S. military personnel. Cases on our docket address a broad range of legal issues, including constitutional law, evidence, administrative law, and national security law. Our decisions are subject to direct review by the Supreme Court of the United States. Our clerks perform an important public service in an environment designed to enhance their legal skills. The Court's web site, <a href="https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/home.htm" style="color: blue;">https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov</a>, contains additional information about the Court, including recent decisions.<br /><br />This is a civilian clerkship and no prior military service or familiarity with the Uniform Code of Military Justice is required. Judge Johnson is seeking top law school performers with strong research and legal writing skills.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">TERM CLERKSHIP</span></strong></p><ul style="background-color: white; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Judge Johnson anticipates one opening for a full-time term clerk beginning August 2025 for a one-year period.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Consideration will be given to:<o:p></o:p></span><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Students who have completed at least two years of law school at the time of application, and</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Attorneys who have been in practice for less than three years at the time of application.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">The compensation for clerks is similar to that at other federal courts.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Application period: From March 4, 2024, until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS</strong></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Candidates for the clerkship should submit: <o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A brief cover letter</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A resume<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Law school transcript (a photocopy is acceptable)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Two letters of recommendation from faculty members or employers familiar with the candidate's legal work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal2"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">A writing sample<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><p><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Please submit applications via e-mail to <a href="mailto:johnsonchambers@armfor.uscourts.gov" style="color: blue;">johnsonchambers@armfor.uscourts.gov</a>.</span></p><p><o:p style="background-color: white;"></o:p></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you have any questions, please call (202) 761-1461 or<span> </span><a href="mailto:johnsonchambers@armfor.uscourts.gov" style="color: blue;">johnsonchambers@armfor.uscourts.gov</a>.</span></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-27699474555624796302024-03-10T08:29:00.002-04:002024-03-10T08:29:49.604-04:00Do not abuse your subordinates<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ9jSMGN7tNmI0F6HzolJOe_tWBM53inghcYDQonZ-KbrvxBIzGj75bfa7bzAFVKrtweA_92ZZMCrTUEm9TiSa8KFxhau-6hT74ACFU70ztNNlxzSm-hIQOF7F4V9Wt2jFovzGBdRUggBpWVUnxZmXRd1n02CjLr7w5NaFbaBza8AfDjhDW9nIEZIW9rdg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ9jSMGN7tNmI0F6HzolJOe_tWBM53inghcYDQonZ-KbrvxBIzGj75bfa7bzAFVKrtweA_92ZZMCrTUEm9TiSa8KFxhau-6hT74ACFU70ztNNlxzSm-hIQOF7F4V9Wt2jFovzGBdRUggBpWVUnxZmXRd1n02CjLr7w5NaFbaBza8AfDjhDW9nIEZIW9rdg=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div>If you do in South Korea, you're out, according to <a href="https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240310050104">this</a> report. Excerpt:<p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>The Chuncheon branch of the Seoul High Court upheld the earlier court ruling that ruled in favor of the Air Force dismissing the senior non-commissioned officer, who had the rank of "wonsa" which is roughly equivalent to chief master sergeant in the US Air Force.</p><p>He was removed from the post in May 2022 after being accused of insulting his colleagues, swearing at them and assaulting his subordinates. Among the accusations are of him having one of lower-ranked non-commissioned officers pick him up after drinking, neglecting one's duties and smoking multiple times in non-smoking areas.</p><p>In addition to his dismissal, the court martial sentenced him to a prison term of four months, suspended for two years for violating the Military Personnel Management Act.</p></blockquote>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-57321141938897394602024-03-08T14:42:00.004-05:002024-03-08T14:42:40.703-05:00Six months and waiting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGW3z9BVSerj4JIKvKgc-ua0FOp0qdhdrLbx1z-XazQlO5LAS_UNKwx-vTQBBteXzjKC2UFvaJJq_Tais14mAHqRhrqxyq-QMreT82LWmjoa_s3Eh0sehf9zp-MUpf9CGi3OCDradbv_Qes4J6qfmlUYtrx3W-kg3rCJlWWAPsA5lkTYFFZRhOelZaBp8Z" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="245" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGW3z9BVSerj4JIKvKgc-ua0FOp0qdhdrLbx1z-XazQlO5LAS_UNKwx-vTQBBteXzjKC2UFvaJJq_Tais14mAHqRhrqxyq-QMreT82LWmjoa_s3Eh0sehf9zp-MUpf9CGi3OCDradbv_Qes4J6qfmlUYtrx3W-kg3rCJlWWAPsA5lkTYFFZRhOelZaBp8Z=w200-h168" width="200" /></a></div>An officer in the Botswana Defence Force is charged with having raped the wife of a fellow officer in 2019. The case was tried in civilian Magistrates Court last August but <a href="https://bnnbreaking.com/conflict-defence/military/botswana-defence-force-officers-rape-trial-verdict-delayed-again-major-olefiles-long-wait">the verdict has still not been handed down</a>. <i>Moral</i>: military courts do not have a monopoly on "the slows."<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-48746365045672767132024-03-08T14:28:00.001-05:002024-03-08T14:28:04.272-05:00Accountability for domestic violence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKrGn-AY2AL-1394T5y1OLt6gt8LgXG3tYQU0_DC7k47YCo74G2UHOBB5C4reCozx2uE5oBCmCigmE5F_xN8t0xkK85DQ9cIP7IkZK84-8mxGNPH7BLqhyRwAPAoqVhw7pVhnSe3WYntwqPx1a8aDsYKAFzS0_bqyHB0ps6olWL-R8d8nTOhabhi0Nz_Y/s125/Flag_of_the_United_States_(DoS_ECA_Color_Standard).svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="66" data-original-width="125" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKrGn-AY2AL-1394T5y1OLt6gt8LgXG3tYQU0_DC7k47YCo74G2UHOBB5C4reCozx2uE5oBCmCigmE5F_xN8t0xkK85DQ9cIP7IkZK84-8mxGNPH7BLqhyRwAPAoqVhw7pVhnSe3WYntwqPx1a8aDsYKAFzS0_bqyHB0ps6olWL-R8d8nTOhabhi0Nz_Y/s1600/Flag_of_the_United_States_(DoS_ECA_Color_Standard).svg.png" width="125" /></a></div>Domestic violence is a great concern everywhere and Congress has mandated that the military take steps to address the problem and hold offenders accountable. For example, an <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/928b">amendment to the UCMJ</a> creates a domestic violence offense. The violence is not just between spouses and children but includes an "intimate partner, or an immediate family member of that person;" for example, the live-in mother-in-law or the visiting girlfriend or fiancee<span style="text-align: center;">. The offense also covers "any property, including an animal[.]" Yes, there are cases where a family dog is injured, or involve punching a hole in the wall, etc., etc., etc.</span><br /><br />Which brings us to the ongoing court-martial of an An <a href="https://www.military.com/army">Army</a> lieutenant colonel charged this month with 16 counts of domestic abuse. The charge sheet details how he allegedly beat, harassed and emotionally abused his wife, doing so on two separate occasions in front of an unnamed child, over a nine-month period between late 2022 and mid-2023.<br /><br />Reports <a href="http://military.com">military.com</a>. The child is also a charged victim because of the circumstances.<div class="subparagraph indent2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", "Sohne Buch", Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 12pt; margin-top: 3pt; padding: 4pt;"><a name="2_B" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 28, 114); box-sizing: border-box; color: #001c72; cursor: pointer;"></a><br /></div>Phil Cavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086682991693654964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-70955291429885929282024-03-06T13:58:00.002-05:002024-03-06T13:58:19.955-05:00Mission creep for Egypt's military courts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDZzGWQ_ralrsQrYC_3T-midbV8V6IyQWQgqyPGnVlHZI2xpp5fI3WHwUN_t_faw340TXsAbo0veiOung8qUd4z1uPOuVZm6W8ZsnQ2W59ldGA7JbO-DTYJJpJEaZK3gz0kqnAcLhmbzFLHqzmKt5U9my-j-OPoJTmLoDPXRCW-gp4PkGSmyLsUOZFJ5K3" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDZzGWQ_ralrsQrYC_3T-midbV8V6IyQWQgqyPGnVlHZI2xpp5fI3WHwUN_t_faw340TXsAbo0veiOung8qUd4z1uPOuVZm6W8ZsnQ2W59ldGA7JbO-DTYJJpJEaZK3gz0kqnAcLhmbzFLHqzmKt5U9my-j-OPoJTmLoDPXRCW-gp4PkGSmyLsUOZFJ5K3=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><p>From <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/05/egypt-new-laws-entrench-military-power-over-civilians">this</a> Human Rights Watch report on recent Egyptian legislation:</p><p></p><blockquote>Law No. 3 tasks the armed forces with “assisting, and fully coordinating with the police, in guarding and protecting public and vital facilities and buildings including power stations, electricity lines and towers, oil fields, railway tracks, roads, bridges,” and “other comparable facilities.” The law provides military personnel involved in such operations with the same judicial powers of arrest and seizure as the police. It also stipulates that all offenses against or in relation to broadly worded “vital” public facilities and buildings are to be prosecuted in military courts.</blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p></p><p>Amendments to the Military Code of Justice include adding to the military courts’ jurisdiction crimes committed against “public and vital facilities and public properties, and other comparable things, that are protected by the armed forces.” Other amendments introduced new military appeals courts for major offenses, following the template of a similar change in January made to the civilian court structure. Previously, appeals in cases of major offenses in military courts went directly to the Military Cassation Court, the military counterpart of the Cassation Court in the civilian justice system.</p><p></p><p>While increasing opportunities for legal appeals could be a positive change, it does not alter the well documented abusive record of military courts, their lack of independence, and their inability to uphold the right to a fair trial. The motivation appears to be increasing the military judiciary’s capacity to replace the function of the civilian court system rather than limiting its mandate to military staff, Human Rights Watch said. The amendments introduced a new entity within the Defense Ministry to oversee military courts, but they did not change the nature of military judges as serving military officers who are subject to the Defense Ministry’s laws regulating issues related to hierarchy, promotion, discipline, and general work.</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p></p><blockquote>The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, has <a href="https://achpr.au.int/index.php/en/node/879">said</a> that military courts “should not, in any circumstances whatsoever, have jurisdiction over civilians.” It said that even when military courts follow guidelines for fair trial guarantees – as they always should – their “only purpose” should be in “offenses of a purely military nature committed by military personnel.”</blockquote><p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-34443403269539478452024-03-06T09:57:00.002-05:002024-03-06T09:57:25.608-05:00Six years to dismiss a case<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsuv_YfgVrdMd2OQk6mNYXFtbjMqCoAt35QWE_vChpoi545A5fC1kMczuG_qXm2Gx5t-aGwFmtlBecQLOsezr1ezzYKKMLTw0Mw3gy6WJE3Vm55ONywRsWE4w6Mmo6Fh7sw0rNE1NlCPy6jCvgM3hDavxvEtUlS9B7R2cnJUQjbOwPhNXSsR-oxVcI2VF" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcsuv_YfgVrdMd2OQk6mNYXFtbjMqCoAt35QWE_vChpoi545A5fC1kMczuG_qXm2Gx5t-aGwFmtlBecQLOsezr1ezzYKKMLTw0Mw3gy6WJE3Vm55ONywRsWE4w6Mmo6Fh7sw0rNE1NlCPy6jCvgM3hDavxvEtUlS9B7R2cnJUQjbOwPhNXSsR-oxVcI2VF=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>Consider <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJ7qA1CPms">this</a> video report of the dismissal, after six years, of military charges against senior Ugandan police officials. And, yes, why again were they held for trial by court-martial?<p></p><p><br /><br /></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-35627652188421434082024-03-06T04:34:00.001-05:002024-03-06T04:34:05.685-05:00Popup zoom today, Wednesday, March 6 -- do not miss this joint CAAFlog/NIMJ event<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIIsFLeiKx1uppgK1V-zhBvjSCkP8LysbteNESka4OYnaJbQBMy-n8hZL989P9WMhi1iyooGCM1D9CqXvbk9cj4pJZxWGLCGney2J6YUSwYNxEdphTImGrvwI8BAlChhHpgqEP64t5aWEbyewJRc8CtB7bBJNPrGYZ4fBxn9Qjg-m6ZhwDbZFPXQoPbWQK" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="186" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIIsFLeiKx1uppgK1V-zhBvjSCkP8LysbteNESka4OYnaJbQBMy-n8hZL989P9WMhi1iyooGCM1D9CqXvbk9cj4pJZxWGLCGney2J6YUSwYNxEdphTImGrvwI8BAlChhHpgqEP64t5aWEbyewJRc8CtB7bBJNPrGYZ4fBxn9Qjg-m6ZhwDbZFPXQoPbWQK=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><i>CAAFlog</i> (our sister ship that ties up across Reform Pier) will hold a popup zoom <b>today</b> at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The topic: the <i>Ironhawk</i> extraordinary writ case that is now pending before the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. <p></p><p>Details of the <i>United States v. Emanuel</i> popup zoom can be found <a href="https://www.nimj.org/caaflog/caaflog-popup-zoom-tomorrow-the-ironhawk-case#/">here</a>. There is a link to instructions for anonymous zooming for those who are shy, informally attired, or risk-averse. Click <a href="https://www.nimj.org/caaflog/the-next-uci-scandal#/">here</a> for pertinent documents.</p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-58758266513347471112024-03-03T16:54:00.005-05:002024-03-03T16:55:56.315-05:00A bad case of the slows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV9ik6ccl-iMIJSizri0ecDIZQSK-2Eu77mVab8RIfRart-8gBMMadqPZyL5C1OCDeCoFZfyQT4lm5Dm1-zWQyg0GJkkEvx_yZwhtRZ2-F0kQTSBNNSjKegNI8wXtIGIqBzWwc6CjTP2BK4Pxk2WXHid0O3KmyKGeQD35pAZdQo9fY2YX_wXfhzGfNLZox" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="186" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV9ik6ccl-iMIJSizri0ecDIZQSK-2Eu77mVab8RIfRart-8gBMMadqPZyL5C1OCDeCoFZfyQT4lm5Dm1-zWQyg0GJkkEvx_yZwhtRZ2-F0kQTSBNNSjKegNI8wXtIGIqBzWwc6CjTP2BK4Pxk2WXHid0O3KmyKGeQD35pAZdQo9fY2YX_wXfhzGfNLZox=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>President <b>Abraham Lincoln</b> complained about General <b>George B. McClellan</b> having "a bad case of the slows." How about the Court of Appeal of Kenya, which has taken over eight years to overturn a High Court decision that had acquitted 25 members of the Kenya Navy on desertion charges. The case is <a href="http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/282226/"><i>Republic v. Pepela</i>, [2024] KECA 204 (KLR)</a> (Mar. 1, 2024). The Court of Appeal faulted the High Court for deciding the cases <i>en bloc</i> rather than individually, which seems a reasonable position -- although not one that should have required so long to arrive at.<div><br /></div><div>For earlier coverage of the government's appeal, click <a href="https://globalmjreform.blogspot.com/2016/10/government-appeal-in-kenya-navy.html">here</a>.</div>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-18714558292574075042024-03-01T09:23:00.003-05:002024-03-01T09:23:59.028-05:00Op-ed: "Duty to assist the Cause of Justice, not just the Client" <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLqPqWK3yksaU6ahyphenhyphenHLLdOIAL54nF_m0jgohB4_kJkxZUq4bIgb6W3XRE6ihW8ktnzmFweqwZ1hOLuhk1ZddO3q_KInF3Q2f-CHDo6Z85FOKPRRAHqcmSqZ2kfB3WHFVdYUOnmO5_ew-bN3WRtsnFqQ2WE1OlfxhHANiCHVMCGrRdep4oidUPpZnhTr4/s483/Navdeep%20Pascal%20combined.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="483" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLqPqWK3yksaU6ahyphenhyphenHLLdOIAL54nF_m0jgohB4_kJkxZUq4bIgb6W3XRE6ihW8ktnzmFweqwZ1hOLuhk1ZddO3q_KInF3Q2f-CHDo6Z85FOKPRRAHqcmSqZ2kfB3WHFVdYUOnmO5_ew-bN3WRtsnFqQ2WE1OlfxhHANiCHVMCGrRdep4oidUPpZnhTr4/s320/Navdeep%20Pascal%20combined.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The
following op-ed authored by GMJR editors Maj Navdeep Singh and Dr Pascal
Levesque appeared at </span><a href="http://www.livelaw.in/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">www.LiveLaw.in</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> –</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Duty
to assist the Cause of Justice, not just the Client</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Navdeep
Singh & Pascal Levesque</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The
two of us came across some interesting comments on social media while
discussing the recent (and very pertinent) observations of the Chief Justice of
India during the </span><a href="https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/govt-law-officers-must-remain-impervious-to-politics-of-the-day-conduct-themselves-with-dignity-in-court-cji-dy-chandrachud-248405"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Commonwealth
Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> (CASGC), 2024, to the
effect that law officers of the State must not just function as representatives
of the government but also as officers of the court.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">While
this aspect of litigation might sound trite to true-blue constitutionalists,
especially from functional democracies, it remains hazy to the public at large
and even for many officers of the government, all across the world, who see
litigation as nothing but an extremely adversarial concept and expect the
establishment’s law officers only to defend the State at all costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">But indeed,
the duty of a lawyer is to the cause of justice more than her client. The obligation
is to assist the court in arriving at a just decision, rather than just sharply
singing the tune of the party being represented. Though this applies both to
lawyers representing private parties as well as instrumentalities of the State,
it assumes greater importance in case of the latter since the government is
supposed to be a faceless and nameless entity in perpetuity, irrespective of
the political party in power, which should be more concerned with justice,
rather than a ‘win’ within the contours of a courtroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">It is
in this context that Justice Robert H Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United
States, who also happened to be a former Attorney General, speaking at his </span><a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2011/09/16/04-01-1940.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">famous
1940 address</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> to the United States Attorneys, underscored
that the spirit of fair-paly and decency should animate the federal counsel,
adding that a lawyer who risks his name for fair-dealing to build up statistics
of success has a “perverted sense of practical values, as well as a defect of
character.” He also called upon government lawyers to temper their zeal with
human kindness. But the golden words in that lecture shall always remain these-
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 1.0cm; margin-right: 26.05pt; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">“Although
the government technically loses its case, it has really won if justice has
been done.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MTSFirstPara" style="line-height: 115%; margin-top: 16.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">This
spirit of fairness expected of a counsel is not uncommon in common-law legal
systems- both on the civil as well as criminal side. In India, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">it was
captured in beautiful words in<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1685440/"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Ram
Ranjan Roy vs Emperor</span></i></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> AIR
1915 Cal 545</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> by the Calcutta High Court. Later, in <b><i>Ghirrao
vs Emperor</i> AIR 1933 Oudh 265</b>, the Oudh Chief Court outlined the
responsibility of a prosecutor by stating- “his duty as a public prosecutor is
not merely to secure the conviction of the accused at all costs but to place
before the court whatever evidence in possession of the prosecution, whether it
be in favour of or against the accused and to leave it to the court to decide
upon all such evidence, whether the accused had or had not committed the
offence with which he stood charged.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Again,
in the context of prosecutors, the Supreme Court of India noted in </span><a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1486969/"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Shakila</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> <b><i>Abdul
Gafar Khan vs Vasant Raghunath Dhoble</i></b></span></a><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">2003
(7) SCC 749</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> that “it is as much the duty of the prosecutor
as of the court to ensure that full and material facts are brought on record so
that there might not be miscarriage of justice.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">On the
overall fairness expected in litigation by the government, in the case of </span><a href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1837625/"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Urban Improvement Trust,
Bikaner vs Mohan Lal</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">2010
(1) SCC 512</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">, the Supreme Court of India observed that
governments and statutory authorities must not raise frivolous and unjust objections
or act in a callous or highhanded manner, and must rather act as model or ideal
litigants. Citing earlier judgments, the Supreme Court again emphasized that
the government must not try to win a case against its own citizens by hook or
by crook or to score a technical point or overreach a weaker party<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">In
Canada, in the case of </span><a href="https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2741/index.do"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Boucher
vs The Queen</span></i></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> [1955]
SCR 16</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">, where the prosecutor used inflammatory language in his
address to the jury, the Supreme Court of Canada stated that the prosecutor’s
duty “should be done firmly and pressed to its legitimate strength but it must
also be done fairly,” adding that it “excludes any notion 'of winning or losing’,
rather a matter of public duty” and “in civil life there can be none charged
with greater personal responsibility, it is to be efficiently performed with an
ingrained sense of the dignity, the seriousness and the justness of judicial
proceedings.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Of course, as far as the duty
of prosecutors is concerned, the guidelines adopted at the 8<sup>th</sup>
United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of
Offenders, 1990 </span><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/prosecutors.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">(Havana
Statement)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"> speak of impartial functioning of prosecutors and their
duty to act with objectivity, irrespective of whether the position taken is to
the advantage or disadvantage of the suspect. These also provide that
prosecutors shall not initiate or continue prosecution when an impartial
investigation shows the charge to be unfounded. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">But
even more than the counsel, the sentiment of assistance to the cause of justice
is required to be ingrained in government officers dealing with litigation,
some of whom view litigants as rivals of the State, and this includes trivial
service, employment or pension related matters. By experience, one of us
(Navdeep Singh), can say that the prevalence of this attitude is alarmingly
high in litigation related to the defence services wherein not only certain officers
avoid briefing their own counsel about the true position of law to assist the
court in dispensing justice, but also attach too much prestige by getting
overinvolved in matters and pressurising the system to ‘win’ cases. Unaware of
how the litigation milieu works, they even express an uncomfortable surprise in
regular happenings in courts such as two opposite counsel sharing healthy and
hearty relations or informal chitchat over coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This attitude had, in fact, prompted the then
Defence Minister of India, Mr Manohar Parrikar, to appreciably pass official
instructions in 2018 warning officers to take note of the guiding principles
that ‘litigation be viewed in an impersonal, non-adversarial and dispassionate
manner and should not be made a prestige-issue or a win/loss situation.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Lawyers
serving the State, not only prosecutors but also those rendering legal advice
to ministries and public bodies, have a general duty to ensure that the affairs
of the State are administered in accordance with the law, which includes the
principle of moderation in prosecutions. By doing so, it contributes not only
to the fairness in judicial proceedings or trials, but in mitigating them in
the first place. It might not be as glamorous as a ‘win’ in a court in the
short-term, but is certainly more robust, long-lasting and precious in
upholding the Rule of Law and the duty towards the profession and the society,
besides reducing the burden of litigation on the State, the exchequer, and
ultimately the taxpayer.</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Navdeep Singh</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Navdeep Singh is a practising lawyer at the
Punjab & Haryana High Court, founder President of the Armed Forces Tribunal
Bar Association and a former member of the Committee of Experts constituted by
the Government of India to reduce litigation in the Defence Ministry and reform
the system of Redressal of Grievances. He is also a Member of the International
Society for Military Law and the Law of War, Brussels, International Fellow at
the National Institute of Military Justice, Washington DC, and Member of the
Advisory Committee on Military Justice of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Dr Pascal Levesque</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Dr Levesque has acted as legal
counsel for public-sector organizations, including as a military lawyer, public
prosecutor and defence lawyer in Canada. He has been a teacher and a university
ombudsperson. He currently works in the field of parliamentary ethics and
public integrity. He is also a Member of the International Society for Military
Law and the Law of War, Brussels, and International Fellow at the National
Institute of Military Justice, Washington DC. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The opinions are their own.</span></p>Navdeep / Maj Navdeep Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481215977936848477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-31701781860991576562024-02-29T17:17:00.003-05:002024-02-29T17:17:52.936-05:00Presto agitato, Maestro<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh41vbI2isOLrZ9uMjO0z5d8ORZzbGwWi_GY1RMmFuGIPGcXK3ocLpiSGPrJeYhLWIIRzwj-tj0Af0rVa9WqbIuAl218L3K0mX8KbuasV0oBOYGMb8M5hNsojvderOSoF8-BM5pnnX6aL7cYc0CvDzPQXsCrzMjpBl2x6AA42BacR88wJYyfR1dSlfEDfb0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="237" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh41vbI2isOLrZ9uMjO0z5d8ORZzbGwWi_GY1RMmFuGIPGcXK3ocLpiSGPrJeYhLWIIRzwj-tj0Af0rVa9WqbIuAl218L3K0mX8KbuasV0oBOYGMb8M5hNsojvderOSoF8-BM5pnnX6aL7cYc0CvDzPQXsCrzMjpBl2x6AA42BacR88wJYyfR1dSlfEDfb0=w200-h128" width="200" /></a></div>DoD Military Justice maven <b>Dwight H. Sullivan</b>'s <i><a href="https://www.villanovalawreview.com/article/92915-the-military-justice-decrescendo">The Military Justice Decrescendo</a></i> is must reading for anyone interested in a quick but rigorous summary of the contemporary U.S. system. In addition to charting the precipitous, continuing falloff in cases, the article usefully explains why the system cannot prudently be abandoned. <p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-39582229079428221162024-02-28T10:51:00.005-05:002024-02-28T10:51:24.575-05:00USCAAF Annual Report for 2022-23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho4P8ngd92VQAiTWGaqE7GrmOeN5iLvYqu5ecdgaNzk1sFGFZY7cAJZPcnllgj2k2Z_3t4LmJ_8aLE5jychruuQezWu1D0wm2exbtOdf8RH32S7O_w-_-sPk_Cwqs-k30a62GZ84jzAlCyv0YWByTAtE-Uh-a-DG2ALxqoy_d7HjgIA6IB_Esc5OcSF1SH" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="234" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho4P8ngd92VQAiTWGaqE7GrmOeN5iLvYqu5ecdgaNzk1sFGFZY7cAJZPcnllgj2k2Z_3t4LmJ_8aLE5jychruuQezWu1D0wm2exbtOdf8RH32S7O_w-_-sPk_Cwqs-k30a62GZ84jzAlCyv0YWByTAtE-Uh-a-DG2ALxqoy_d7HjgIA6IB_Esc5OcSF1SH=w200-h184" width="200" /></a></div>The annual report of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the year ending Sept. 30, 2023 can be found <a href="https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/newcaaf/annual/FY23AnnualReport.pdf">here</a>.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-79937551291131150472024-02-24T19:47:00.004-05:002024-02-24T19:47:48.777-05:00Transparency watch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xTHmtpbhKZLVAB1BaFptE-_Co1zdr-1g0MLF-Pg-TumWqbVd10DD-8MfRsLLWKeLfb03DxfXwM6Q3fZKaXilCfTPJ0D-jsu-FcxZN_D0wUlkUtICORW-GeYuGLvtwXcyWyJoNQVO-8dxCYOZv4q_bP9NhfR73hh6zNRp3cCMZ3R_6gFCQqIdRXm-0tTl" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xTHmtpbhKZLVAB1BaFptE-_Co1zdr-1g0MLF-Pg-TumWqbVd10DD-8MfRsLLWKeLfb03DxfXwM6Q3fZKaXilCfTPJ0D-jsu-FcxZN_D0wUlkUtICORW-GeYuGLvtwXcyWyJoNQVO-8dxCYOZv4q_bP9NhfR73hh6zNRp3cCMZ3R_6gFCQqIdRXm-0tTl=w153-h200" width="153" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>When [Chief Fire Controlman (AEGIS) <b>Bryce Steven</b>] <b>Pedicini</b> will have his day in court remains unclear. The Navy’s public court docket shows a motions hearing took place on Wednesday of this week, but Naval Surface Forces officials declined to say what that hearing entailed when asked by Navy Times Thursday.</p><p>Command spokesman Cmdr. <b>Arlo Abrahamson</b> also declined to say if or when a trial date had been set.</p><p>He also declined to say why Pedicini was being tried in the military justice system.</p><p>Not much more in <a href="https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/02/23/navy-chief-could-face-severe-sentence-if-convicted-of-espionage/">this</a> report.</p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-46352450915439734762024-02-24T10:42:00.001-05:002024-02-24T12:03:09.579-05:00Why was this case tried in military court?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8wCBGIa8ARSMZ2WHkDKxaOnX7i3tT81F0ykwvmjBnlCRx4w7RP45exZli7jn2J6H9wjC-5VIVlxFgYT-t0tHPIUORShv3H8xZy8JAtGxbz7rbUJsboqbsqpNKzdWZnpm_yPj_pEKYcREOG_UrhCukOP6Se2PbXqzD3WX0AQvWqCFMPsFUDR9ppt1fJ0/s1360/Boris%20Kagarlitsky.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1360" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8wCBGIa8ARSMZ2WHkDKxaOnX7i3tT81F0ykwvmjBnlCRx4w7RP45exZli7jn2J6H9wjC-5VIVlxFgYT-t0tHPIUORShv3H8xZy8JAtGxbz7rbUJsboqbsqpNKzdWZnpm_yPj_pEKYcREOG_UrhCukOP6Se2PbXqzD3WX0AQvWqCFMPsFUDR9ppt1fJ0/w200-h113/Boris%20Kagarlitsky.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>From Russia, with love of unusual court procedures, a sociologist and Marxist theorist had a five-year jail sentence imposed on <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/12/finlands-president-elect-says-no-political-ties-with-russia-until-ukraine-war-ends-a84056">appeal</a>. The state appealed a military court's decision to fine <b>Boris Kagarlitsky</b> 600,000 rubles ($6,600ish). The military court found Mr. Kagarlitsky guilty of "<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/russia-anti-terrorism-legislation-misused-to-punish-activist-boris-kagarlitsky/">justifying terrorism</a>" for a video he produced on the 2022 Ukranian attack of the Crimean Bridge. Unhappy with the leniency the trial court showed this civilian, the prosecutors found a more receptive bench at the military court of appeals. <p></p><p>While this is not the biggest <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/alexei-navalnys-death-what-do-we-know-2024-02-18/">news</a> to come out of Russia recently, it is another <a href="https://globalmjreform.blogspot.com/2016/08/why-was-this-case-tried-in-military.html">entry</a> in a never-<a href="https://globalmjreform.blogspot.com/2020/02/why-was-this-russian-case-tried-in.html">ending</a> series at this <a href="https://globalmjreform.blogspot.com/2021/08/why-was-this-case-tried-in-military.html">blog</a>, "Why was this case tried in miltiary court?"</p>Joshua Grubaughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301065384042536967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-71503889465530146722024-02-23T08:34:00.000-05:002024-02-23T08:34:20.831-05:00Military justice reform "urgently needed" in Ukraine<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIVjx4Mfxx0s0tNoFd-LzmAMcnPBgAEl6PFEGg-urgKQdZklhqxBCVcSVsQ0D-OJkMMZbMcF01bR0tC-aRi-lZDVjwjG0ZzMpNDgKlrTDQkN6nhyj8bydA_F_UQyLQQQhOFkuSdBjsunqDQfdSvNITmQ--PWxcdcRIvUPlkII0And6NUdV3Sq_DwdpAjea" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIVjx4Mfxx0s0tNoFd-LzmAMcnPBgAEl6PFEGg-urgKQdZklhqxBCVcSVsQ0D-OJkMMZbMcF01bR0tC-aRi-lZDVjwjG0ZzMpNDgKlrTDQkN6nhyj8bydA_F_UQyLQQQhOFkuSdBjsunqDQfdSvNITmQ--PWxcdcRIvUPlkII0And6NUdV3Sq_DwdpAjea=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div>In <a href="https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/military-justice-reform-ukraine-urgently-needed">this</a> Kennan Institute blog post, <b>Armenak Ohanesian</b>, Head of Legal Studies at the Institute for Conflict Studies and Analysis of Russia (IKAR), Kyiv, argues that Ukraine's legal structure for the administration of justice in the armed forces needs a great deal of work. Excerpt:<p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>Reforming Ukraine's military justice system can and should address both immediate and long-term needs. Enhancing the draft law to clearly articulate the functions and authority of the MJU, combined with essential Rules of Procedures and establishing credible oversight mechanisms and ethical standards, is crucial for maintaining integrity and public trust in the military justice system.</p><p>Ukraine might also seek international guidance in this regard from NATO-aligned countries to better align its military justice practices with international standards, implementing a model akin to the JAG Corps. This would not only ensure that Ukraine's military justice system was equipped to handle the complexities of modern military operations while upholding the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct, it would also reinforce Ukraine’s commitment to the rule of law and democratic values.</p><p>Reforming the military justice system in Ukraine is an urgent matter and a strategic imperative that demands immediate attention and action, of a piece with Ukraine's broader goals of democratic reform.</p></blockquote><p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-9945285846166079672024-02-22T23:15:00.006-05:002024-02-22T23:16:36.217-05:00Polygraphs and recruitment<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiQ5Ue9KSFDVYUB7gHuO9goJzt9u0tUkvG-juXakSXfMnhIBVpnibF42K6rr8KMyn6tYqVLfT8vQ5swthkNo8jfMJH-VpbxVmKwX5-2MNVPhtx2PRbrq3GMHUG-HjsK7gBaSA93aUnz745S7wRX8PqxEkoxBZwhFBsACyqezqjP_q2U0W6FfvZKNngtCkE" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="146" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiQ5Ue9KSFDVYUB7gHuO9goJzt9u0tUkvG-juXakSXfMnhIBVpnibF42K6rr8KMyn6tYqVLfT8vQ5swthkNo8jfMJH-VpbxVmKwX5-2MNVPhtx2PRbrq3GMHUG-HjsK7gBaSA93aUnz745S7wRX8PqxEkoxBZwhFBsACyqezqjP_q2U0W6FfvZKNngtCkE=w157-h200" width="157" /></a></div>A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a man whose acceptance by the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force was rescinded on the ground that he had twice failed a lie detector test when seeking employment with the police. Details can be found <a href="https://newsday.co.tt/2024/02/21/ex-recruit-loses-lawsuit-against-defence-force-dismissal/">here</a>.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-47468864954716829592024-02-22T22:01:00.010-05:002024-02-22T23:17:24.955-05:00Joint Panjab University-MC Law International Seminar (Hybrid Mode) with AI in the Military as one of the themes <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mytn_pQeSi845BCSon5TvS-2uWcEjmI3ChD0ey7x8z-ieGzOekl3D1LozITe0W5SW8StctSvlrjtntyBsrWT9M58Va12EI1sy6EQgykPyH4GEcylzIUKpaGY8RZN0eYkmS8tz17OAhDh54LD-tNfvOc-_oD2Ln-ijkJQAz4DX_scMvQTZj2ok1uxjto/s1600/Poster%20Intl%20Sem%20March%20'24.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1131" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mytn_pQeSi845BCSon5TvS-2uWcEjmI3ChD0ey7x8z-ieGzOekl3D1LozITe0W5SW8StctSvlrjtntyBsrWT9M58Va12EI1sy6EQgykPyH4GEcylzIUKpaGY8RZN0eYkmS8tz17OAhDh54LD-tNfvOc-_oD2Ln-ijkJQAz4DX_scMvQTZj2ok1uxjto/s320/Poster%20Intl%20Sem%20March%20'24.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>The Panjab
University, India and the Mississippi College School of Law, USA (with active assistance
of GMJR Blog editor Prof <b>Franklin Rosenblatt</b>) are jointly holding an
International Seminar titled “IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON CONSTITUTIONALISM
AND RULE OF LAW” on 29th and 30th March, 2024.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Interestingly,
there is a separate theme on AI and the Military in the seminar, encompassing,
amongst others, AI & Military Justice, AI & Military Strategy, and AI &
Autonomy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Papers are
being accepted now. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">As a special
gesture, the registration fee is waived for participants from outside India. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">For more
details, please scan the QR Code on the poster or email at the address provided
on the same. <o:p style="font-size: 14pt;"></o:p></span></p>Navdeep / Maj Navdeep Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481215977936848477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-44626400433432459092024-02-21T07:33:00.003-05:002024-02-21T07:33:19.000-05:00Been court-martialed? Don't use your military rank when you sue the government in Pakistan!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDrZO4mpkfbZhASvMjetXVFnrq2kPRAoTYK7L29ezYTZynILR33p8GO8jhzwT4SQ72JVfX73jDc7wf1VZnbCAbt4DcsHCxk8JQiHvhQH0k_VtuTBrr4qZzGsvj3bn2AuW-WlVEXUAJGxE6WrMWrFo1HCVYwxF04cYtfNkklnFRz2o0rEwXPF5iMzH7K6a1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="194" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDrZO4mpkfbZhASvMjetXVFnrq2kPRAoTYK7L29ezYTZynILR33p8GO8jhzwT4SQ72JVfX73jDc7wf1VZnbCAbt4DcsHCxk8JQiHvhQH0k_VtuTBrr4qZzGsvj3bn2AuW-WlVEXUAJGxE6WrMWrFo1HCVYwxF04cYtfNkklnFRz2o0rEwXPF5iMzH7K6a1=w149-h200" width="149" /></a></div>It was a lively scene at the Supreme Court of Pakistan the other day. The court was to hear a petition concerning allegations of vote-rigging in the country's recent election. The problem: the petitioner, who styled himself a retired Brigadier, wasn't in court, having left the country in a hurry for unstated reasons. Their Honors were displeased at that as well as the fact, pointed out by counsel for the respondents, that the petitioner had been convicted at a court-martial a dozen years earlier, a fact not disclosed in the petition. The petition was dismissed and the court socked him with damages of Rs500,000 -- stressing that court-martialed personnel should not refer to themselves by their former military ranks. Another lawyer who sought to address the court was threatened with referral to the bar for disciplinary action. Details are provided in <a href="https://www.samaa.tv/2087310098-state-should-ensure-court-martialed-people-don-t-use-ranks-such-as-brig-cjp">this</a> report.<p></p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-80379433647858543562024-02-20T07:12:00.006-05:002024-02-20T07:12:59.965-05:00Egad, bigamy!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh6-6iKvaonzxR6lVtPoLzwShQkDVac-hK8WnxvlR-9QVLXYrK2fm_lrIyNnE2_q4ZQhIDqmUmmp1n4gMGrean9-j7zSvuoHLOIqVz_RKar2FZbj6iwsWggxr_5ruAbNAdYX3jGo75VcQ_88s0pQVTxDnDamIQaw_32xX7YleyolMRXXUq7YuKU4rkNUOP" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh6-6iKvaonzxR6lVtPoLzwShQkDVac-hK8WnxvlR-9QVLXYrK2fm_lrIyNnE2_q4ZQhIDqmUmmp1n4gMGrean9-j7zSvuoHLOIqVz_RKar2FZbj6iwsWggxr_5ruAbNAdYX3jGo75VcQ_88s0pQVTxDnDamIQaw_32xX7YleyolMRXXUq7YuKU4rkNUOP=w200-h133" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=a+nice+dilemma+we+have+here&oq=a+nice+dilemma+we+have+here&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIGCAIQRRhAMgYIAxBFGEAyBggEEEUYQNIBCDk1MTVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:03ffa53a,vid:dlvGAnaYVZQ,st:0">A nice dilemma</a>, right out of <b>Gilbert & Sullivan</b>'s <i>Trial by Jury*</i> or a 2024 court-martial? The latter, methinks, judging by <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/10440012/army-sergeant-second-bride-trial-bigamy/">this</a> account.<p></p><p>* "But I submit, m'lud, with all submission, To marry two at once is Burglaree! In the reign of <b>James the Second</b>, It was generally reckoned As a rather serious crime To marry two wives at a time. Oh, man of learning! And at this stage, it don't appear That we can settle it."</p>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-51342104525164431262024-02-20T06:58:00.000-05:002024-02-20T06:58:06.525-05:00A lively hearing at the Supreme Court of India<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiobvvffTZLXoCxBN4VOE-FNHlL0ecBMPUlb4s3EnCnHst2ERzo9YaQQds-g-mp7Mc_Q0yw8iGXIivM93Ii8xuyLU5587sJxfBDSiQCLWnv0CL3ohduX4AWJszzKts-JbrGeCzXUosDbDhCfvDdHUMBXXhOoHYdQk0xXTAtPRdDl1KTtIxoB9tX5xz2RKw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiobvvffTZLXoCxBN4VOE-FNHlL0ecBMPUlb4s3EnCnHst2ERzo9YaQQds-g-mp7Mc_Q0yw8iGXIivM93Ii8xuyLU5587sJxfBDSiQCLWnv0CL3ohduX4AWJszzKts-JbrGeCzXUosDbDhCfvDdHUMBXXhOoHYdQk0xXTAtPRdDl1KTtIxoB9tX5xz2RKw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div>"You speak of 'nari shakti' (woman power). Now show it here. You are in the deep end of the sea in this matter. You must come up with a policy which treats women fairly."</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">From yesterday's hearing before the Supreme Court of India in a case challenging the Indian Coast Guard's failure to afford permanent commissions to women. Details <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-wants-women-in-coast-guard-treated-fairly-as-it-is-irked-over-non-grant-of-permanent-commission/article67865840.ece">here</a>.</div>Eugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com0