Military law: References & Edit History

The development of military law in the United States is traced in United States Army, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, The Army Lawyer: A History of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1775–1975 (1975); and Military Law Review Bicentennial Issue (1975), an anthology of articles by 17 authors. Both are useful for the general reader as well as the specialist. A concise history of British military law is found in Peter Rowe, Defence: The Legal Implications: Military Law and the Laws of War (1987). Frederick B. Wiener, Civilians Under Military Justice: The British Practice Since 1689, Especially in North America (1967), offers a general history of the subject, with a focus on the British administration of 18th-century America. A special aspect of military law is treated in Nico Keijzer, Military Obedience (1978). International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, The Present Evolution of Military Justice, 2 vol. (1981), studies systems of military law throughout the world on the basis of national reports from 25 countries. Also of interest is James Stuart-Smith, “Military Law: Its History, Administration, and Practice,” Law Quarterly Review, 85:478–504 (October 1969).