The Death of Military Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William J Gregor (Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2534 |
| OpenAlex | W247759294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Code, the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy." 1 Advocates and the American media see the repeal as a minor matter limited to admitting open homosexuals to military service. On December 19, 2010, the Senate voted to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy." This is precedent setting in that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate held hearings to assess the impact of Section 654's rescindment in its entirety. Unfortunately, despite its title, "Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces," the section contains important military policy that extends well beyond the narrow issue of homosexual eligibility for military service. The repeal of those provisions will radically change the American system of military justice and discipline. Congress failed to wait on the Department of Defense's report regarding the repeal of Section 654. Thus, the report will have no power to mitigate the effects, because to restore or retain portions of Section 654 is to argue against the repeal and reveal that its repeal is improvident. With the repeal, the US military services will enter a litigious period of indiscipline
Criminology · Economic Justice · Military justice · Political science · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2016 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |