I would say yes, but check with a lawyer to be sure...........
equivalent to a misdemeanor court in the civilian criminal court system
equivalent to a misdemeanor court in the civilian criminal court system
equivalent to a misdemeanor court in the civilian criminal court system
This is a murky area. If the civilian is acting in a purely civilian category, he/she might be tried by the host nation, or with luck, by a court back in the United States. However a civilian working for the DoD will be repatriated to the US and tried before a military court. Note that active-duty military who break local laws are typically handed over to local authorities for trial on their courts; there are several U.S. Navy sailors in Japanese jails serving time for assault, rape, and similar civil offenses.
The consequences can be very severe, and you will not be tried in a civilian court under civilian rules. You will be tried by military court and may be incarcerated in military prison.
civilian juror
In 1977 the Supreme Court set a deadline for the restoration of civilian rule. Then in 1978 the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Prime Minister Zulifikar Ali Bhutto.
A court martial is simply a military court. There is no such thing as a mid-term in a military court any more than there is in a civilian court.
civilian tribunal
US military personnel DO have Constitutional rights but in many respects the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) does not parallel the civilian court system. The two are not really comparable.
Active in a court case means that the case has yet to be settled or decided upon.
It is feared that terrorists are too dangerous to try in a civilian court; other terrorists might attack the court to free them. As a result of this fear, there is too much political opposition to allow a civilian trial.