A protocol is:
a collection of rules controlling the treatment and, in particular, the formatting of data in an electronic communications system.
a summary...
military law
UCMJ
The Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
A federal code governing the conduct and trial procedures for U.S. military personnel. See 10 U.S.C. Ch. 47.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (USCAAF)
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (USCAAF) is a federal appellate court which exercises exclusive and worldwide jurisdiction over active members of the armed forces subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The USCAAF...
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is a federal appellate court which has exclusive national jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA).
The Court was created under Article I of...
unlawful confinement
Unalwful confinement is a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The crime has the following elements:
The perpetrator confined a victim or victims;Those victims were protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949;The...unlawful deportation and transfer
"Unlawful deportation and transfer" refers to a war crime punishable by the International Criminal Court. The prosecutor must show:
that the perpetrator deported or transferred the victim or victims to antoher State or to another location;the...USERRA (The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act)
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects active and reserve military members from discrimination by their employers for their military particpation and requires employers to rehire some employees who...
war correspondents
War correspondents are specialized journalists who are present in times of war or armed conflict, with the authorization of the armed forces. War correspondents work under the protection of the army, on the locations of their operations....
war crime
A war crime is a violation of the laws of war. The legal understanding of war crimes has been codified in several multilateral treaties, most notably the Geneva Conventions. More recently, the most comprehensive legal statement on war crimes was the...