Code of Service Discipline
The Code of Service Discipline is the basis of the Canadian Forces military justice system. The CSD is designed to assist military commanders in maintaining discipline, efficiency, and morale within the CF. It is found in Part III of the National Defence Act. The Code:
- sets out who is subject to the military justice system
- establishes service offences for which a person can be charged
- establishes who has the authority to arrest and hold CF members in
custody
- establishes service tribunals and their jurisdiction to conduct trials
of persons charged with service offences
- establishes processes for the review and appeal of findings and
sentence after trial
It is roughly analogous to the United States' Uniform Code of Military Justice.