They are an integral part of public private partnerships common throughout Europe which rely on a project finance type structure. A special purpose entity may be owned by one or more other entities and certain jurisdictions may require ownership by certain parties in specific percentages. Often it is important that the SPE is not owned by the entity on whose behalf the SPE is being set up (the sponsor).
The military justice system continued to operate under the Articles of War until May 31, 1951, when the Uniform Code of Military Justice went into effect. The UCMJ was passed by Congress on 5 May 1950, signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, and became effective on 31 May 1951.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was enacted by Congress in 1950 (10 U.S.C.A. Â§ 801 et seq.) to establish a standard set of procedural and substantive criminal laws for all the U.S. military services.It went into effect the following year.) The UCMJ applies to all members of the military, including those on active duty, students at military academies, prisoners of war, and, in some cases, retired or reserve personnel.