Code of Service Discipline

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The Code of Service Discipline is the legal framework within Canadian military law that governs the conduct, discipline, and military justice system for members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal framework
military justice system
appliesTo Regular Force members
Reserve Force members
certain civilians accompanying the Canadian Armed Forces in specific circumstances
members of the Canadian Armed Forces
non-commissioned members of the Canadian Armed Forces
officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
basedOn National Defence Act
surface form: National Defence Act sections dealing with military justice and discipline
country Canada
enforcedBy Canadian Armed Forces chain of command
military police
military prosecutors
governs certain civilian criminal offences when committed by persons subject to the Code
conduct of Canadian Armed Forces personnel
discipline in the Canadian Armed Forces
military justice procedures
military offences under Canadian law
offences such as insubordination and disobedience of lawful commands
offences unique to military service such as absence without leave
hasJurisdictionOver service offences committed in Canada
service offences committed on deployed operations
service offences committed outside Canada
includes appeal mechanisms for courts martial decisions
courts martial
investigative powers for military police
powers of arrest and custody for service members
sentencing provisions for service offences
service offences
summary trials (historically) and successor summary processes
interpretedBy military judges
language English
French
legalBasis National Defence Act
partOf Canadian Armed Forces justice system
Canadian military law
purpose to ensure the operational effectiveness of the Canadian Armed Forces
to maintain discipline, efficiency, and morale in the Canadian Armed Forces
to provide a fair and effective system of military justice
relatedTo Constitution Act, 1982
surface form: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

National Defence Act
surface form: Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces
requires legal representation rights in courts martial
respect for procedural fairness in military justice proceedings
scope applies in armed conflict
applies in peacetime
applies on operations abroad
subjectTo oversight by the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada
oversight by the Supreme Court of Canada in some cases
updatedBy periodic amendments to the National Defence Act

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National Defence Act contains Code of Service Discipline
National Defence Act governs Code of Service Discipline