Title
Amendment on Military Courts Appointment
Law
Executive Order No. 414
Decision Date
Feb 16, 1951
Executive Order No. 414 empowers commanding officers of major military units and the Philippine Military Academy to appoint general courts-martial, amending previous regulations on military tribunal procedures.

Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 414)

EO No. 414 amends Section 5-a of Chapter III of Executive Order No. 178, dated December 17, 1938.

It prescribes the procedure, including the modes of proof, in cases before courts-martial, courts of inquiry, military commissions, and other military tribunals of the Army of the Philippines.

Executive Order No. 47, dated June 6, 1945, and Executive Order No. 264, dated September 8, 1949.

The Commanding Officer of a major command or task force, the Commanding Officer of a Division, the Commanding Officer of a Military Area, the Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy (except for trials of officers), and the Commanding Officer of a battalion or larger unit, or corresponding units of the Air Force and the Navy assigned for duty in territories beyond Philippine jurisdiction.

The authority comes under AW 8, as amended by Republic Acts Nos. 242 and 516.

Yes, their corresponding units assigned for duty in territories beyond the jurisdiction of the Philippines are included.

No, the Superintendent is authorized to appoint general courts-martial except for the trial of officers.

Courts-martial, courts of inquiry, military commissions, and other military tribunals of the Army of the Philippines.

It was signed on February 16, 1951, by President Elpidio Quirino.

The appointment authority applies to military units assigned for duty in a territory beyond the jurisdiction of the Philippines.


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