Legal Branch

Legal Branch
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Forces personnel branch
Type	Legal Branch
Role	deal with Canadian Forces' legal affairs
Motto	Latin: Fiat justitia "Let Justice Prevail"
March	"Hymn to Freedom" ^[1]
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	Elizabeth II

The Legal Branch (French: Branche des services légaux) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF). It primarily deals with the Canadian Forces' legal affairs. Unlike most branches, legal officers are accepted only through the Direct-Entry Training Program, and must have a degree in law as well as be a member of a Canadian provincial Bar.^[2]

Training

Military Law Centre

The Military Law Centre on the grounds of the Royal Military College of Canada in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC 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.^[3]

Selected RMC cadets participate in Law Of Armed Conflict international Competitions each fall with cadets from USAFA, USMA, USNA, and USCGA. In the Spring of 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.

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Order of precedence

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

References

Canadian Forces Personnel Branches

Air Operations Branch Band Branch Cadet Instructors Cadre Canadian Forces Military Police Canadian Military Engineers Communications and Electronics Branch Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Intelligence Branch Legal Branch Logistics Branch Naval Operations Branch Personnel Selection Branch Public Affairs Branch Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Royal Canadian Chaplain Service Royal Canadian Dental Corps Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Royal Canadian Medical Service Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Training Development Branch

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International criminal law

Sources	Customary international law Peremptory norm Hague Conventions Geneva Conventions Nuremberg Charter Nuremberg principles United Nations Charter Genocide Convention Convention Against Torture Rome Statute

Crimes against international law	Crimes against humanity Crime against peace Crime of apartheid Genocide Piracy Slave trading War crime War of aggression

International courts (in order of foundation)	International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg Trials) International Military Tribunal for the Far East International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Special Court for Sierra Leone International Criminal Court Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Special Panels of the Dili District Court Special Tribunal for Lebanon Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals

History	List of war crimes List of convicted war criminals

Related concepts	Command responsibility Superior orders Joint criminal enterprise Law of war Universal jurisdiction Non-combatant

Canadian Armed Forces

Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force

Military history Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force

Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Armed Forces Council Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Commander of the Canadian Army Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Canadian Joint Operations Command Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Primary Reserve

Bibliography Conflicts Operations Victories Peacekeeping

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Canadian Army

History	History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada Fort Frontenac Library

Structure	Structure of the Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division 5th Canadian Division List of Units

Mechanized brigade groups	1 CMBG 2 CMBG 5 CMBG

Brigade groups	31 CBG 32 CBG 33 CBG 34 CBG 35 CBG 36 CBG 37 CBG 38 CBG 39 CBG 41 CBG

Small arms	C9 machine-gun C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C7A2 rifle C6 machine-gun Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun Browning-HP 9 mm pistol P225, 226 C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) C3A1 sniper rifle C14 Timberwolf C13 fragmentation grenade M203 grenade launcher M72 SRAAW(L)

Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) ERYX SRAAW(H) TOW LRAAW(H) 81 mm mortar 60 mm mortar Javelin short-range air defence missile Skyguard C1 close support howitzer C3 close support howitzer LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer C16 CASW

Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle ADATS Leopard C2 Leopard 2 Bison APC M113A3 and MTVL RG-31 Textron TAPV

Schools	Canadian Army Command and Staff College Peace Support Training Centre Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre

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