Military Advocate General
The Military Advocate General (MAG Corps') (Hebrew: הפרקליטות הצבאית, HaPraklitut HaTzva'it) is responsible for implementing the rule of law within the Israel Defense Forces.
centralizes amnesty appeals to the President, provides legal opinion to the Chief of Staff as an authority confirming verdicts and sentences (including their reductions), provides legal advice to the committee for erasing the criminal records of soldiers prior to their recruitment, handles prisoner releases in the framework of peace agreements, and treats appeals to the Supreme Court.
The division provides legal advice on various aspects of security measures, planning and zoning, land registration, economic activity, municipal governance, etc.
The division plays a major part in the financial war against terrorist organizations in both seizing terror-related funds and the tracking and arresting of individuals involved in those activities.
The division plays a central role in planning the route, determining passage arrangements, as well as petitions to the High Court of Justice and compensation issues relating to the Security Barrier.
The School of Military Law is responsible for training and accrediting officers and soldiers in the MAG Corps, upon their arrival to the unit and throughout their service.
This course is the bridge between legal studies in university and the military context, and prepares dozens of new officers annually for the challenges they will face in their new roles as they join the ranks of the MAG Corps.
The School of Military Law provides ongoing instruction and advice to commanders and soldiers with respect to disciplinary proceedings, among others, through a designated call center.
The School of Military Law arranges filing requests for pardons or sentence mitigation by soldiers to the President of the State of Israel.
The Military Advocate General alumni list includes many former officers who are leaders in their respective fields, among them: Meir Shamgar, Uri Shoham, Pnina Sharvit-Baruch, Joel Singer, Roy Schöndorf, Daniel Reisner, and Prof. Gabriella Blum.
[5] These investigations typically focus only on the actions of individual soldiers on the ground, rather than examining broader policy decisions or political and military officials responsible for these directives.
Additionally, these investigations are often seriously delayed and follow operational inquiries that might allow soldiers to synchronize their testimonies, potentially compromising the integrity of the findings.
The MPIU also frequently lacks direct access to the incident sites, which can further impede comprehensive and effective investigations.
