Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 821. Art. 21. Jurisdiction of courts-martial not exclusive
Statutory text
The provisions of this chapter conferring jurisdiction upon courts-martial do not deprive military commissions, provost courts, or other military tribunals of concurrent jurisdiction with respect to offenders or offenses that by statute or by the law of war may be tried by military commissions, provost courts, or other military tribunals. This section does not apply to a military commission established under chapter 47A of this title.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44 · 70A Stat. 44
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 821
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44Military Commissions Act of 2006
Pub. L. 109–366 § 4(a)(2) · 120 Stat. 2600
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 821
Pub. L. 109–366 inserted last sentence
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 109–366 inserted last sentence.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Exclusion of applicability to chapter 47a commissions.— Sections 821, 828, 848, 850(a), 904, and 906 (articles 21, 28, 48, 50(a), 104, and 106) are amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “This section does not apply to a military commission established under chapter 47A of this title.”.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 821 | 50:581. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 21), 64 Stat. 115. |
The words “do not deprive” are substituted for the words “shall not be construed as depriving”. The words “with respect to” are substituted for the words “in respect of”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–366 inserted last sentence.
Credits
1956–2006 · 2 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44
- 2006Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), , 120 Stat. 2631.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 44; Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), , 120 Stat. 2631.)