Executive Order 13552: 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
President: Barack Obama
Updated military justice rules and punitive articles in the Manual for Courts-Martial for 2010.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13552 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13552 was superseded. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13552 do?
EO 13552 amended the Manual for Courts-Martial under Article 36 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Its annex changed procedural and evidentiary provisions and offense explanations. The amendments governed cases under their effective-date rules and were later incorporated, revised or superseded by subsequent annual manuals and legislation.
Before and after
Before the order
The 2008 Manual and intervening statutes governed courts-martial.
After the order
Military judges and practitioners applied the revised rules subject to effective-date and savings provisions.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Defense Department | Publish and implement amendments | Completed |
| Military courts | Apply changes to covered cases | Historical |
| President and Congress | Continue later UCMJ revisions | Continuing |
What happened next
EO 13552 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The UCMJ controls where inconsistent. Ex post facto, due-process and appellate review protections remain applicable.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- U.S. Code — UCMJ Article 36 (opens in a new tab) Official record
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