Legal Branch

Legal Branch
Legal Branch
Branche des services juridiques (French)
	Branch badge
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Role	Canadian Forces' legal affairs
Motto(s)	Latin: Fiat justitia, lit. 'Let justice be done'
March	"Hymn to Freedom"
Commanders
Colonel-in-chief	Vacant

The Legal Branch (French: Branche des services juridiques) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). It primarily deals with the Canadian Forces' legal affairs. Legal officers are primarily accepted through the Direct-Entry Training Program, and must have a degree in law as well as be a member of a Canadian provincial or territorial bar. However, the CAF also selects a few currently serving members each year to attend law school and join the Legal Branch through the Military Legal Training Plan.^[3]

Training

Military Law Centre

The Military Law Centre on the grounds of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario, which is staffed with nine military lawyers, oversees the education of officers and troops in legal matters ranging from the Forces' own code of conduct to the laws of war. It trains military lawyers and advises Ottawa on matters of policy and doctrine. The centre integrates legal education into the regular training that Forces members undergo and establishes its growing importance within the military hierarchy.^[4]

Selected RMC cadets participate in Law of Armed Conflict international competitions each fall with cadets from the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy and the United States Coast Guard Academy. In spring 2008, RMC cadets were selected to participate in a competition on the Law of Armed Conflict at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy.

External links

Order of precedence

Preceded by Canadian Forces Military Police	Legal Branch	Succeeded by Music Branch

References

^ "National Defence | Canadian Armed Forces | Backgrounder | Canadian Forces Legal Branch". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "What happens to Canada's currency, stamps, place names after the Queen's death?". National Newswatch. The Canadian Press. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ "FORCES.CA - Legal Officer". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
^ The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "National Defence | Canadian Armed Forces | Backgrounder | Canadian Forces Legal Branch". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-04-03.

[2] "What happens to Canada's currency, stamps, place names after the Queen's death?". National Newswatch. The Canadian Press. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[3] "FORCES.CA - Legal Officer". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-03-12.

[4] The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA^{[permanent dead link]}

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