2006-10-15 20:09:50 · 2 answers · asked by FireKracker187 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The Uniform Code of Military Justice was drafted in 1949 and approved in 1950 and took effect on May 31, 1951. So about 57 years since its initial drafting in 1949.
http://www.gordon.army.mil/osja/history.htm
"An immediate effect of a unified Department of Defense (DoD) in 1947 was the need for a unified criminal code that would govern all military personnel. As a result, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was drafted in 1949, approved in 1950, and took effect on May 31, 1951 in the midst of the Korean War. The UCMJ was the most comprehensive change in military law in America's history, providing the individual soldier with needed legal safeguards and establishing a system of judicial review comparable to that enjoyed by civilians. Key provisions included the new right for an enlisted accused to have at least 1/3 enlisted soldiers on the court-martial panel; prior to the enactment of the UCMJ, all courts-martial were heard by juries of officers."
2006-10-15 20:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by xxplalmxx 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
about 55 years or so, 1949 maybe?
2006-10-15 20:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋