10 U.S.C. § 948d — Jurisdiction of military commissions
submitted 17 years ago by Pub. L. 111-84 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 103 words · no verdicts yet
This section gives military commissions jurisdiction over offenses made triable by this chapter, including offenses committed before enactment, subject to the section’s stated limits.
A military commission under this chapter must have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter for any offense made punishable by this chapter, sections 904 and 906 of this title (articles 104 and 106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or the law of war, whether that offense was committed before, on, or after September 11, 2001 , and may, under that limitations as the President may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this chapter, including the penalty of death when specifically authorized under this chapter. A military commission is a competent tribunal to make a finding sufficient for jurisdiction.
A military commission under this chapter shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this chapter for any offense made punishable by this chapter, sections 904 and 906 of this title (articles 104 and 106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or the law of war, whether such offense was committed before, on, or after September 11, 2001, and may, under such limitations as the President may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this chapter, including the penalty of death when specifically authorized under this chapter. A military commission is a competent tribunal to make a finding sufficient for jurisdiction.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2576.)
- 2009Enacted · Pub. L. 111-84 · 123 Stat. 2576
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-84 on 2009-10-28.
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