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1. Introductory provisions
  
  Article 1-Military Code  
1.1 The Military Law of African Union  
  The Military Law of the African Union consists of this present Code. All existing and new laws providing for civil responsibility are subject to inclusion in the present Code.
  
  The present Code is based on the Constitution of African Union and the generally recognized principles and norms of international law.
 
1.2 Structure of the Military Code
 
  The Military Code is structured into chapters, which in turn are divided into articles and then one or more clauses within each article.
 
  The major chapters of the Military Code are:
 
  1. Introductory provisions
2. Code of conduct and combat
3. Miltary standards of justice and social objectives
4. Military responsibility
5. Military Justice and punishment
6. Offences against the code of conduct
7. Offences against the code of combat
8. Offences against prisoners
9. Offences against non-combatants
10. Offences against property
11. Offences against military justice
12. Offences against the state
13. Justice and operation of military courts
14. Non-Judicial Punishment
15. General principles of securing an accused person
16. General principles of military court
17. general principles of discovery and investigation
18. General principles of evidence
19. General principles of the jury
20. General principles of military defense
21. General principles of military prosecution
22. General principles of military arraignment
23. General principles of military trial
24. General principles of military verdicts and judgments
25. General principles of military appeals		  
  While an article may belong to a particular chapter, the numbering of all articles is consecutive so that the entire body of articles of the Military Code may be read as one, with or without the chapter headings.  
     
 
 

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