Martial law is the imposition of direct military control over civilian functions of government. It is declared when civil authority has been rendered unable to function, or when the state determines that extraordinary measures are required.
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The head of state announces martial law, typically citing national emergency or insurrection.
Military forces assume control of law enforcement, courts, and legislative functions.
Constitutional rights are suspended. Curfews imposed. Movement restricted.
Citizens and institutions push back. The legislature votes. The courts rule. Democracy fights.
Emergency martial law declared by the President, citing "anti-state forces."
Military units deployed to the National Assembly. Helicopters over Seoul.
190 lawmakers breach military lines, vote unanimously to lift martial law.
Martial law lifted. The shortest martial law declaration in modern Korean history.
How do we ensure that the power meant to protect does not become the power that oppresses?