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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > military courts

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military courts  

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  • Military units use special criminal courts to further discipline and order. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (1950, later amended), based on the U.S. Congress's Article I power to “make rules for the governance … of the land and naval forces,” authorizes the military to create two kinds of military courts: courts-martial and military commissions. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Military Courts]

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