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MANUAL OF MILITARY LAW.
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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
IN July, 1879, Colonel the Rt. Hon. F. Stanley, M.P.(a),
then Secretary of StateforWar, requestedthe Parliamentary
Counsel Office to undertake the work of preparing Rules
of Procedure, under section 69 of the Army Discipline
and Regulation Act, 1879, and also of superintending the
preparation of a Manual, which should contain an edition of
the Act and of the above Rules with notes, and form a text
book on Military Law. The work was commenced at once
by the Parliamentary Counsel Office.
The Rt. Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers, M.P. on becoming
Secretaryof State forWar in 1880, approved of the continu-
awnacseporfovtihseiownoarlkly; cainrdcutlhaetepdrebsyenthibsooaku,thwohriitcyh,iasntdheirsesnulotw,
issued by the authority of his successor, the Rt. Hon. the
Marquis of Hartington, M.P. (fe).
Before the Rules of Procedure could be finally settled,
the Army Discipline and Regulation Act, 1879, was repealed
andreplacedby the Army Act, 1881, and acomplete revision
of Section VI (Discipline) of the Queen's Regulations, 1885,
also took place.
These changes explain the delay which unavoidably
occurred in the completion of the work commenced in 1879.
The book contains chapters giving a general view of the
Army Act, 1881, of the Rules of Procedure, and of the his-
tory of military law and organisation. Chapters have also
been added on collateral matters, as the Law of Riot, &o.,
and the Customs of War. These form Part I of the book.
The Army Act, 1881, and the Rules of Procedure with
explanatory notes follow; and these, with some additional
forms, &c., complete Part II of the book. Part III contains
miscellaneous enactments, regulations, and forms, including
the RegimentalDebts Act, and the regulations made under
iCtu;staonmdsaofsWetaro.f forms illustrative of the chapter on the
The chapters were written by Sir Henry Thring, K.C.B.,
IParliamentary Counsel (c); Mr. H. Jenkyns, C.B., Second
Parliamentary Counsel (d) ; Mr. C, P. Ilbert, legal member
() NowtheEarlof Derby.
(b) Now the Duke ofDevonshire.
| (c) Subsequently LordThring, K.C.B.
(d) Subsequently Sir H.Jenkyns,K.C.B., andParliamentary Counsel.
(H.L.) 2
PREFACE.
oRf.Mt.hLe.IC.ouncMirl.ofA.theC.VicMeeryosyeyo-fTIhnodmipaso(an),; Loffc.-tCohle. BIlanknee,r
Temple ;and the Editor. The'Notes to the Army Act and
to the R;ules were for the most part written by Mr. H.
Jenkyns and the Editor the valuable notes of the decisions
of the Judge Advocate-G;eneral have been supplied from the
office of the Judge Advocate-General, and the illustrations
of the forms of charges have been framed by Col. Rocke,
Deputy Judp-e Advocate. The Index was framed by Mr. W.
L. Selfe, of Lincoln's Inn (6).
The general editorship of the work was entrusted to Mr.
G. A. R, FitzGerald, of the Parliamentary Bar, who has
duringitspreparation been in constant communication with
the office of the Parliamentary Counsel. Brigadier-General
Elles, C.B.,late Assistant-Adjutant-General (c), has rendered
invaluable aid during its whole progress. The Editor is
also much indebted to the criticisms and careful corrections
of Mr. W. L. Selfe.
Acknowledgment also is due to Major-General R. Carey,
C.B., late Deputy Judge Advocate, for the free use of his
" Military Law and Discipline," a work on the Mutiny Act
and Articles of War, which was undertaken and completed
shortly before the old form of the Military Code became
obsolete. On this account the work, although printed by
authority at the War Office, was never published.
The debt which the army owes to the late Captain T. F.
Simmons for his book on the Constitution and Practice of
Courts-Martial, and to his son (sometime Major of Brigade,
North-Eastern District, and now a Canon of York), the
editor of subsequent editions, is well known. The book
was the only complete modern treatise 011 the practice of
courts-martial, which is almost as important as the military
law itself.
Some of the editionswere undertaken attherequest of the
military authorities, and in 1868 the editor was informed
by the Adjutant-General that HisRoyal HighnesstheField-
Marshal Commanding-in-Chief recognised the efforts he had
made in collecting the precedents, rules and axioms which
guided the a ministration of military law (d).
The value of the labours of the author and editor has been
still further illustrated by the new Rules of Procedure,
which in many instances embody the course of procedure
suggested in " Simmons on Courts-Martial."
(a) Now Sir C. P. Ilbert, K.C.S.I., and Clerk of the House ofi
Co(mbm)onNso,wlaHtiesPHarolnioaumrenJtuadrygeCoSuenlfsee.l. |
(c) Subsequently Major-General Sir W. K. Elles, K.C.B.
(d) In the Queen's Regulations of 1868thebook was recommended as
a useful book ofreference, andinthe General Order of 1st November,
1873. proscribing tlie examination ofregimental officers previous to pro-
;, it wasmentioned as useful forofficerspreparingfor examination.
PREFACE.
When the Army Discipline and .Regulation Act of 1879
passed,the Rev. Canon Simmons,learningthat the Secretary
of State contemplated the issue of a Manualof Military Law
under authority, generously placed his book at the disposal
of the Secretary of State for the good of the Service. The
readers of the present Manual will see that extensive use
has been made of the offer, and that much of " Simmons
on Courts-Martial" survives in the following pages.
The book has been submitted to and carefully revised by
the Bt. Hon. G. O. Morgan, Q.C., M.P., Judge Advocate-
General
(a).
His Boyal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-
Chief has also been pleased to approve of the work.
An abbreviated edition of the work, in the form of a prac-
tical manual,will be issuedassoon as possible.
May, 1884.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION.
This edition has been revised throughout by the Editor
with the advice and assistance of Mr. Jenkyns and Colonel
W. R. Lascelles, A.A.G.
November, 1887.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION.
New Rules of Procedure were issued in 1893, chiefly in
consequence of the amendments made in the Army Act,
which fused together the Field General Court-Martial and
the Summary Court-Martial and these Rules, as well as
;
the various amendments of the Army Act, are embodied in
the present edition, which has again been revised by the
Editor, with the advice and assistance of Colonel Hildyard,
late Assistant Adjutant-General, and now Commandant of
the Staff College. The Index has been completely re-ca.st
in a form which, it is hoped, will increase its usefulness to
Officers and others ; and the Editor wishes particularly to
acknowledge the ability and industry brought to this por-
tion of the work by Mr, James Huggett, of the War Office.
July, 1894.
(a) Subsequently Sir GK O. Morgan, Bart.
VI PREFACE.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
The former Editor, Mr. G. A. R. FitzGerald, has been
reluctantlyobliged to relinquishthe editorship,and Mr. F. F.
Liddell (a) has been appointed to succeed him.
The chief changes in this edition are due to the applica-
tion of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, to courts-martial.
Rules for that purpose were published early in 1899.
These have since been incorporated in a new edition of the
rules, which also makes a few other slight changes in
court-martial procedure.
In revising the book the Editor has had the benefit of
the assistance of Major W. D. Jones, of the Wiltshire
tRheegirmeevinsti,onanofd CishaepstpeercsiaXllyainnddeXbItedantdo thhiemAipnpernedsipceecst otof
the Rules.
Chapter VI has been revised by Sir C. P. Ilbert, who has
been aided inthe revision by Mr. W. Guy Granet, Barrister-
?.t-Law.
Chapter VII has been rewritten by the Editor with the
assistance of Sir John Scott, K.C.M.G., Deputy Judge
Advocate-General.
Chapter IX has been revised by Sir Henry Jenkyns, who
is indebted for valuable suggestions to Mr. Oman, Fellow
of All Souls College, and Mr. Hassall, Student of Christ
Church, Oxfoi'd.
In Part III the VolunteerActs have been added. A table
of the contents'of the chapters has been added, and the
index recast in a shorter form.
August, 1899.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
This edition has been edited by Mr. W. M. Graham-
Hwahrorirseosniginnesducocnessbieoinngto atphepoliantteedEdiStoerc,onMdr.PFa.rlFi.amLeidndtealrly,
Counsel.
The various amendments made in the Army Act since
(especially the introduction of the punishment of
detention), and the re-organisation of the sjstem of com-
mands and of the War Office, havenecessitated a new issue
of the Rules of Procedure (which is embodied in this
edition), and a considerable number of alterations in other
parts of the Manual.
(a) Now Second Parliamentary.Counsel.