Download or read book Army Regulation AR 27-10 Military Justice written by United States Army and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-02-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This regulation implements, in part, the Department of Defense Reorganization Act; changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 2005; Department of Defense Directive 5525.7 (delineating the areas of responsibility for investigating and prosecuting offenses over which the Department of Defense and Department of Justice have concur- rent jurisdiction); Public Law 97–291 (Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982); Public Law 98–473 (Victims of Crime Act of 1984); Public Law 101–647 (Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990); Public Law 102–484 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993); Public Law 103–160 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994); Public Law 106–523 (Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000); Public Law 109–163 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006); Public Law 109–364 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007); Department of Defense Instruction 1325.7 (notifying States regarding sexually violent offenses and offenses against minors); Department of Defense Directive 1030.1 (victim and witness assistance) and Department of Defense Directive 5525.11 (implementing policies and procedures for the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act); and includes changes on matters of policy and procedure pertaining to the ad- ministration of military justice within the Army.This regulation applies to the active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.The proponent of this regulation is The Judge Advocate General of the Army. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by pro- viding justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include a formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head- quarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific guidance.