The ''Manual for Courts-Martial'' (''MCM'') is the official guide to the conduct of courts-martial in the

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, the ''MCM'' details and expands on the military law established in the statute

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(UCMJ). The ''MCM'' contains five parts plus 22 appendices: *Part I is the Preamble, which gives background and

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al information *Part II explains the Rules for Courts-martial (Rules 101 through 1307) *Part III lays out the Military Rules of Evidence (Rules 101 through 1103) *Part IV sets forth the elements and punishments of offenses (Punitive Articles, paragraphs 101 through 108) *Part V provides guidelines for the imposition of non-judicial punishment (NJP) *Appendices provide the

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, the UCMJ itself, analysis of the Parts, historical

s, forms, etc. In June 2019, the ''

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'' published the 2019 Manual for Courts-Martial with all recent changes.

References

''2019 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial''

''Completely revised Manual for Courts-Martial''
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''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2019 Edition)

''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2016 Edition)
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