military law

Under international criminal law, destruction and appropriation of property is a war crime. 

The crime has the following elements:

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was a set of policies, laws, and regulations governing how the U.S. military dealt with gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members. Previously, under 10 U.S.C. § 654, homosexual members of the armed forces would be separated from other members if that member engaged in homosexual acts, or stated that they were homosexual, or attempted to marry another person of the same sex.

Document Draft

Draft refers to an unfinalized document, which can arise in numerous contexts in the legal field. Often, contracts, motions, briefs, and pieces of legislation go through numerous drafts before agreeing upon a finalized document. While the finalized document remains the official legal document, draft documents can become important. For one, a draft document often sets the tone for what the finalized document looks like.

A dual use item is a commodity (including software, chemicals and technologies) that has both commercial and military or proliferation applications.  This term is most often used in the context of the Commerce Control List (CCL) found in Supplement 1 to Part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 744, Supp. No. 1).

An enemy combatant is a person who engages in hostilities against the United States during an armed conflict, typically on behalf of an opposing government or non-state actor.

Espionage is the crime of secretly obtaining or transmitting information without authorization for the purpose of benefiting a foreign power, organization, or entity.

To execute means to carry out or perform an action or obligation, such as executing a contract, order, or judgment; to sign or complete the formal requirements necessary to make a legal document effective, such as signing and 

Execution means:

Feres doctrine is a legal doctrine that prevents members of the armed forces who are injured while on active duty from successfully suing the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The doctrine was articulated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Feres v.

Forced pregnancy is defined as when someone becomes pregnant against their will and cannot easily access abortion care. Forced pregnancy could be a war crime punishable by the International Criminal Court (ICC).  The crime has the following elements: