TY - BOOK AU - Kyle,Brett J. AU - Reiter,Andrew G. TI - Military courts, civil-military relations, and the legal battle for democracy: the politics of military justice SN - 9780429019869 AV - K4750 .K95 2021 U1 - 343/.0143 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry KW - Military courts KW - Political aspects KW - Military law KW - LAW / General KW - bisacsh KW - LAW / Civil Law KW - LAW / Civil Rights N1 - Why military justice matters -- The role of military justice in the modern world -- Judges, generals, and politicians : the fight over military justice -- Full subordination in Portugal and Colombia : playing by civilian rules -- Jurisdictional contestation in Indonesia and Fiji : competing for control of military justice -- Military overreach in Brazil and Pakistan : when the generals become the judges -- From full subordination to military overreach and back again : military justice in the United States -- Conclusion N2 - "The interaction between military and civilian courts, the political power that legal prerogatives can provide to the armed forces, and the difficult process civilian politicians face in reforming military courts remain glaringly under-examined. This book fills a gap in existing scholarship by providing a theoretically rich, global examination of the operation and reform of military courts in democracies. Drawing on a newly-created global dataset, it examines trends across states and over time. Combined with deeper qualitative case studies, the book presents clear and well-justified findings that will be of interest to scholars and policymakers working in a variety of fields"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429019869 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -