Martial law is when military rule temporarily substitutes civilian rule, invoked usually during a time of war or crisis, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. But the specifics of martial ...

Martial law was first invoked in the young nation during the War of 1812 by General ... where war really prevails, there is a necessity to furnish a substitute for the civil authority, thus ...

Martial law seeks to temporarily substitute civilian government for military authority and is usually invoked during war, rebellion, or natural disaster. In South Korea, ...

Martial law seeks to temporarily substitute civilian government for military authority and is usually invoked during war, rebellion, or natural disaster. In South Korea, ...

The president’s draconian order for martial law — which temporarily substitutes the nation’s democratic government to one of military rule to be used in times of war, civil unrest or natural ...

Martial law allows a country’s military to substitute civilian rule temporarily in an emergency. It is usually invoked at a time of war, rebellion or natural disasters.

Is South Korea’s legislative rejection of an autocratic president’s declaration of martial law a one-off — or an object lesson for President-elect Donald Trump?

They have also been used to replace or substitute civilian courts during periods of martial law or temporary military rule over enemy territory.

Self-quarantine. Self-isolation. Shelter-in-place. Martial law. All of these terms have been kicked around in the last few days to describe what might — or might not — happen in New York to ...

Martial law was first decreed in South Korea in 1948 by then-President Syngman Rhee after government forces faced a communist-led military rebellion. Rhee, who was president for 12 years, would ...