Martial law seeks to temporarily substitute civilian government for military authority and is usually invoked during war, ... Martial law has been declared more than 60 times in U.S. history, ...

Mr. Yoon’s martial law rose and fell in such a bewildering sequence of events that South Koreans still wonder how their country, considered one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies, was pushed ...

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

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?

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.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea delivered the following televised address on Saturday morning: My fellow citizens, I declared extraordinary martial law at around 11 p.m. on Dec. 3.

Pre-election surveys suggest Yoon Suk Yeol's liberal rival, Lee Jae-myung, appears headed for an easy win, riding a wave of public frustration in the wake of Yoon's martial law debacle.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who stunned the world by declaring martial law, avoided impeachment as his party’s lawmakers boycotted the vote. Dec. 7, 2024 ...

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 ...

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the ...