Martial Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:war
revolutionary
gptkbp:canBeDeclaredBy gptkb:military
CEO
gptkbp:cause human rights abuses
suppression of dissent
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:judge
gptkbp:defines the imposition of direct military control of normal civilian functions by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency
gptkbp:enables military authority over civilians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martial Law
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:censorship
curfews
military tribunals
suspension of habeas corpus
restriction of movement
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Philippines_(1972-1981)
gptkb:Poland_(1981-1983)
United States (various times, e.g., Civil War, Hawaii 1941-1944)
Thailand (various times)
gptkbp:opposedBy civilian government
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension civil rights
civil law
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:law
national constitution
gptkbp:relatedTo revolutionary
state of emergency
authoritarianism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kelly_Hu
gptkb:Chad_McQueen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5