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The '''''Manual for Courts-Martial''''' ('''''MCM''''') is the official guide to the conduct of [[courts-martial in the United States|courts-martial]] in the [[United States military]].  An [[Executive order (United States)|Executive Order]] of the [[President of the United States]], the ''MCM'' details and expands on the [[military law]] established in the statute [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]] (UCMJ). It gathers both executive orders as well as opinions of said executive orders. The ''MCM'' contains five parts plus 22 appendices:
*Part I is the Preamble, which gives background and [[jurisdiction]]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 [[Constitution of the United States]], the UCMJ itself, analysis of the Parts, historical [[Executive Order]]s, forms, etc.

In June 2019, the ''[[Federal Register]]'' published the 2019 Manual for Courts-Martial with all recent changes.

==See also==
*[[Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals]]
*[[Army Court of Criminal Appeals]]
*[[Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals]]
*[[Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals]]
*[[Uniform Code of Military Justice]]

== References ==
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* [https://www.mcmilitarylaw.com/blog/2018/september/2019-amendments-to-the-manual-for-courts-martial/ ''2019 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial'']
* [https://www.mcmilitarylaw.com/military-law-news-blog/new-2016-manual-for-courts-martial-with-changes ''Completely revised Manual for Courts-Martial'']
== External links ==
* [https://jsc.defense.gov/Portals/99/Documents/2019%20MCM%20(Final)%20(20190108).pdf?ver=2019-01-11-115724-610 ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2019 Edition)]
* [https://jsc.defense.gov/Portals/99/Documents/MCM2016.pdf?ver=2016-12-08-181411-957 ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2016 Edition)] Caution: 6.9 MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030325014009/http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/law/mcm.pdf ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2012 Edition)] Caution: 6.64 MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605084353/http://www.jag.navy.mil/documents/mcm2008.pdf ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2008 Edition)] Caution: 5.54 MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030325014009/http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/law/mcm.pdf ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2005 Edition)] Caution: 9.92 MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010925205539/http://www.jag.navy.mil/documents/mcm2000.pdf ''Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM)'', United States (2000 Edition)] Caution: 3.5 MB [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
* [https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/MCM-2013-EO_13643.pdf 2013 Amendments to the ''Manual for Courts-Martial'', United States] [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] document.
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