Military Judiciary Council of Italy
The Council of the Military Judiciary (), also known as CMM is the self governing body of the Italian military judiciary. The seat of the council is located in , Rome. History. It was provided for by law no. 561, "establishing the Council of the military judiciary", and the relative implementing regulation, the DPR March 24, 1989 n. 158, containing the "Implementation Rules of the Law of 30 December 1988, n. 561," "which established the Military Judicial Council", in order to standardize the military judges to ordinary judges, giving the Council of the Military Judiciary the same  powers provided for the High Council of the Judiciary (Italy). Functions. The council for military magistrates has the same powers as the High Council of the Judiciary. In particular, it provides for recruitment, assignments, transfers, promotions, disciplinary proceedings and any other aspect inherent to the legal status of military magistrates, as well as the conferral of extrajudicial appointments and any other matter attributed to it by law. In relation to disciplinary proceedings, the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation are replaced, respectively, by the Minister of Defense and the Military Attorney General at the  Court of Cassation. The disciplinary procedure against military magistrates is governed by the rules in force for ordinary magistrates. The military attorney general at the Court of Cassation exercises the functions of public prosecutor and does not participate in the deliberations. Composition. The Council of the Military Judiciary previously comprised: Following the law of 24 December 2007 n. 244, art. 2, paragraph 604, and starting from the first elections for the renewal of the Military Judiciary Council and as a result of the law of 3 August 2009, n. 102 the members of the Board are restated as follows: The  legal "status" of the components. As regards the legal "status" of non-magistrate members of the council, the provisions relating to the CSM, as applicable, are observed, namely the law of 24 March 1958, n. 195, et seq. The economic treatment of these members is established with the Prime Minister's Decree, on the proposal of the Minister of Defense, in agreement with the Minister of Economy and Finance, having regard to incompatibilities, workloads and allowances of the members of the Council superior of the judiciary elected by parliament.