The Changing Meanings of Discretion: Evolution in the Federal Tort Claims Act

By Zillman, Donald N.

Book Id: WPLBN0000696533
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Changing Meanings of Discretion: Evolution in the Federal Tort Claims Act
Author:	Zillman, Donald N.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Armed Forces, Military law
Collections:	Military and Armed Forces Library Collection, Military Law Review
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Publisher:	Government Publication


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Military Law Review

Excerpt
Excerpt: After more than two decades of congressional activity and scholarly persuasion, Congress passed the Federal Tort Claims Act as a part of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. The Act mixed high-minded concern over the failure to compensate victims of negligent or wrongful government acts and a more practical desire to rid the Congress of the several thousand private relief bills that proved a by-product of federal sovereign immunity. In broad terms the FTCA authorized suit against the United States

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . THE EXPANDING ROLE OF THE MILITARY JUDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. The Military Judge Must Ensure that the Accused Receives a Fair Trial B. The Military Judge is Responsible for the Criminal Process Outside the Courtroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. The Convening Authority?s Powers over THE COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS WILL TICE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. CMA Will Supervise All Personnel Within the Military Justice System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. CMA Will Exercise its Authority Through- C. CMA Will Make Rules and Establish Policy THE COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS WILL INTERPRET BROADLY THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . Trial Proceedings Will Be Restricted . . . . . SUPERVISE THE ENTIRE MILITARY JUSout the Military Justice System for the Military Justice System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44 45 53 55 74 88 94 94 11 1 116 122