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Call for Nominations
The National Military Law Section is seeking nominations for a Secretary and up to five Executive Members for the term September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013.
For further details, please see the full Call for Nominations.
2012 Military Law Conference
100 Years for the Judge Advocate General: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Friday, June 8, 2012
R.C.A.F. Officers' Mess
Ottawa, Ontario
SAVE THE DATE!
Please join us for the CBA Military Law Section's National Conference on Friday, June 8 at the Royal Canadian Air Force Officers' Mess. This year's conference will feature critical discussions of current issues in military law.
Highlights of the program include:
- A review of legislative developments and cases of significance in military law from military and civilian courts
- An examination of the compatibility of traditional legal and moral values with the contemporary operating environment
- A panel discussion on principles and practices relating to sentencing of military offenders
- A presentation on the life and times of Major-General Henry Smith, the first Canadian Judge-advocate General
- And more...
Details and Registration
Call for Papers - Annual Sword & Scale Essay Competition
The National Military Law Section invites all full-time university students to submit an essay focusing on Canadian military law or justice, public policy or public affairs related to Canadian military law.
View full Contest details
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Professional Development
Meetings
- Executive Committee Meeting, Spring 2012 (Ottawa)
Newsletters
The Section is currently looking for articles for its next newsletter. If you would like to contribute to the next edition, please contact us at CBA Newsletters.
The most recent edition of Sword and Scale can be found here. Previous issues can be found on the Newsletter page.
Section Membership
- The National Military Law Section is a national Section of the Canadian Bar Association. It is necessary to submit a request to become a member of the Section to Rachelle Watson at the CBA by e-mail including your name, CBA membership number, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address or by telephone at (800) 267-8860 Ext. 109.
- Legal officers from the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces who are members of the CBA are not automatically members of the National Military Law Section. Legal officers must specifically submit a request for membership in the Section.
- Members of any provincial Branch Military Law Section are automatically members of the National Military Law Section.
Mandate
This Section deals with military law, including the military system of justice and operational law, as well as uniquely military aspects of established substantive bodies of law practised by civilians such as criminal law, tort law, intellectual property, employment and human rights law, air law, maritime law and international law.
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