Courts martial of Canada

Courts martial in Canada are military trials held by the Canadian Armed Forces under the authority of the National Defence Act, and they also apply to civilians attached to Canadian military units. Most cases before them involve alleged breaches of the Code of Service Discipline, Canada's military criminal code, and they also have jurisdiction over off duty conduct by service members. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of the court martial system in R v Genereux, while requiring changes to protect judicial independence, and since 2014 court martial decisions have been published online. A conviction may be appealed to the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, a court of civilian judges, with a further appeal possible to the Supreme Court of Canada by leave. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/