Military Commissions

Finding the law: Military Commissions in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to military commissions, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines military commissions topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Military Commissions

In Legislation

Military Commissions in the U.S. Code: Title 10, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 47A

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating military commissions are compiled in the United States Code under Title 10, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 47A. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to General Military Law (including military commissions) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Military Commissions of the US Code, including military commissions) by chapter and subchapter.