Code of Service Discipline
Encyclopedia
The Code of Service Discipline is the basis of the Canadian Forces
military
justice
system. The CSD is designed to assist military commander
s in maintaining discipline
, efficiency, and morale
within the
CF. It is found in Part III of the National Defence Act
. The Code:
Canadian Forces
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military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
system. The CSD is designed to assist military commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
s in maintaining discipline
Discipline
In its original sense, discipline is referred to systematic instruction given to disciples to train them as students in a craft or trade, or to follow a particular code of conduct or "order". Often, the phrase "to discipline" carries a negative connotation. This is because enforcement of order –...
, efficiency, and morale
Morale
Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used to describe the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others...
within the
CF. It is found in Part III of the National Defence Act
National Defence Act
The National Defence Act is the primary enabling legislation for organizing and funding Canada's military....
. The Code:
- sets out who is subject to the military justice system
- establishes service offences for which a person can be charged
- establishes who has the authority to arrest and hold CF members in custody
- establishes service tribunals and their jurisdiction to conduct trials of persons charged with service offences
- establishes processes for the review and appeal of findings and sentence after trial