Status of Forces Agreements: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, First[-second] Session, on H. J. Res. 309, and Similar Measures, Providing for the Revison of the Status of Forces Agreement and Certain Other Treaties and International Agreements, Or the Withdrawal of the United States from Such Treaties and Agreements, So that Foreign Countries Will Not Have Criminal Jurisdiction Over American Armed Forces Personnel Stationed Within Their Boundaries . . |
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accused ADAIR Administrative Agreement Aggravated Assault Air Force Airman Armed Forces Article XVII Articles of War BECKER Burglary and Related CARNAHAN charged CIV DEP WIL civilian committee CONFINEMENT NOT SUSPENDED confinement sentence Congress constitutional rights convicted counsel court-martial courts martial crime criminal jurisdiction Date of trial Defense Department EXERCISE OF CRIMINAL Forces Agreement foreign courts FOREIGN JURISDICTION FOREIGN TRIBUNALS Forgery and Related FULTON guilty HAYS of Arkansas international law Japan Japanese court JURISDICTION BY FOREIGN LAVERY Length of confinement Location of prison Maebashi MILITARY LAW murder Nations NATO NUMBER OF OFFENSES OFFENSES SUBJECT OFFENSES TRIED PERCENT OF OFFENSES persons petitioner Plaintiffs Pretrial confinement question RADWAN Related Offenses Senate SENTENCES TO CONFINEMENT September 29 servicemen Status of Forces SUBJECT TO FOREIGN SUBJECT TO MILITARY territory tion Toth TRIBUNALS OVER U.S. TRIED BY FOREIGN TRIED BY LOCAL troops U.S. CITIZENS SUBJECT UDALL United States Army WAIVER WIL CIV DEP
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Page 684 - All Members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action.
Page 678 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in I the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 485 - Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the Status of their Forces...
Page 507 - A third case in which a sovereign is understood to cede a portion of his territorial jurisdiction is, where he allows the troops of a foreign prince to pass through his dominions. In such case, without any express declaration waiving jurisdiction over the army to which this right of passage has been granted, the sovereign who should attempt to exercise it would certainly be considered as violating his faith.
Page 875 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Page 851 - The authority of the legitimate Power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore [45] and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 649 - No person shall be arrested or detained without being at once informed of the charges against him or without the immediate privilege of counsel ; nor shall he be detained without adequate cause ; and upon demand of any person such cause must be immediately shown in open court in his presence and the presence of his counsel.
Page 637 - to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces...
Page 472 - President shall have power, by and with the advice of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senate present concur...
Page 907 - Special courts-martial shall have power to try any person subject to military law...