Author: Stephen Payne Adye
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ISBN: 9781436756198
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author: Stephen Payne Adye
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230338149
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Languages : en
Pages : 28
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769 edition. Excerpt: ... A TREATISE O N Courts Martial. PART I. Of Martial Law, and Courts Martial in general. TH E Court of Chivalry, or, Marshal's Court, the Judges of which were the High Constable, and the Earl Marshal, is the Fountain of Martial Law in England. The High Constable was anciently a Person of the greatest Power, and the Post originally hereditary; but it being thought of too great Authority to be safely intrusted with any Subject, since* B " thethe Reign of Henry the VHIth, when the Duke of Buckingham, who then held it, was executed, he has only been appointed pro hac vice. % The Office of Earl Marshal still subsists, but his Right of being one of the Judges of Martial Law seems to have long-since subsided. Neither the Origin, or the Extent of Power of the Court of Chivalry, are exactly ascertained, but from the Statute of 13th Richard II. which restrains its Jurisdiction to Things touching War, not determined by the common Law, and relative to these, requires the Constable to proceed according to ancient Usage, we may naturally conceive first, from the Restriction, that this Court had formerly a more general Jurisdiction; and, secondly, from the Reference to ancient Usage, that it had an ancient established Authority concerning these Matters; but whatever might be the original Institution of these Officers, or X Maddox's. Hist, of the Exchequer, Fol. 27, 28,29. or the Nature of their Authority, their Jurisdiction has been since limited by certain Acts of Parliament; and the Post of High Constable having been laid aside, and that of Earl Marshall confined to the marshalling, and ordering the Coronations, Marriages, Funerals, &c. of the Royal Family, and proclaiming War or Peace; there is now no such Court as the ancient established one of...
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Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Author: Stephen Payne Adye
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Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Author: Isaac Maltby
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Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Author: Stephen V. Benét
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752581476
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
Author: Alexander Macomb
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584777095
Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Reprint of the first edition of the first American work on the subject. Based on British models, it considers matters of jurisdiction, apprehension of accused persons, evidence, sentencing, appeals and courts of inquiry. It also contains an extensive appendix with forms, the articles of war and extracts from relevant supporting texts. Macomb [1782-1841], one of the first officers trained at West Point, was a judge-advocate in the U.S. Army. He was decorated for his conduct in the Battle of Plattsburg during the War of 1812 and ended his career as commander-in-chief of the army, a post he filled with distinction.
Author: Stephen Payne Adye
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Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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Author: Benet S. V.
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ISBN: 9780259632092
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Languages : en
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Author: Alexander Macomb
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Category : Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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