62: Military Law (Michel Drapeau)

<p>This week, we’re hitting the front lines and speaking with military lawyer, Colonel-Maitre Michel Drapeau about the legal issues facing members of the Canadian Armed Forces.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Topics: independence of military judges; summary trials; sexual assault in the military; and our Ask-Me-Anything segment.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Full Episode (53:02) <span style= "color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/lawyeredpodcast/LawyeredEp61.mp3">Download</a></span></strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>⚫ What are the legal concerns about the independence (or lack thereof) of the military judiciary? (6:041)<br /> ⚫ What are the proposed changes between the disciplinary summary trial process for the armed forces (16:34)<br /> ⚫ What legal approaches are available and required to meaningfully address sexual assault in the military? (24:55)<br /> ⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring five questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community<br /> 🔵 How does the military justice system consider mental health issues (particularly PTSD) when applicable to military justice? (35:47)<br /> 🔵 How does military justice in “real life” differ from how it operates in movies / TV shows (e.g. All the President’s Men, JAG, etc) (38:04)<br /> 🔵 What are some of the legal issues that are engaged in friendly fire incidents? (40:26)<br /> 🔵 In combat zones, where legality can often be blurred, how do lawyers review small unit actions? (43:00)<br /> 🔵 What are some things that lawyers can do to positively impact the culture of the military justice system? (45:06)<br /> <br /> Show Notes at: <a href= "http://lawyeredpodcast.com/mdrapeau">http://lawyeredpodcast.com/mdrapeau</a><br /> <br /> Support the show at <a href= "http://lawyeredpodcast.com/patron">http://lawyeredpodcast.com/patron</a> </p>