Like civilian law, military law derived from Roman law dating back to the first century B.C. Roman society was a military society and a single justice system served both civilian and military needs. Following introduction of the Roman legal system in England in the eleventh century by William the Conqueror, the desire for separate legal systems grew. Courts-martial involving trials conducted withi…
The first official restriction of homosexuality in the military came in the Articles of War of 1916 when homosexual conduct was classified a felony offense. Homosexuality was thereafter considered incompatible with military society by being detrimental to morale. The military even retained a right to regulate homosexual activity of military personnel when occurring away from military facilities. H…
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