Editing Martial law (section)

==Use==
Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public, as seen in multiple countries listed below. Such incidents may occur after a [[coup d'état]] ([[2006 Thai coup d'état|Thailand in 2006]] and [[2014 Thai coup d'état|2014]], and [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|Egypt in 2013]]); when threatened by popular protest (China, [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]); to suppress political opposition ([[Martial law in Poland|martial law in Poland in 1981]]); or to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections. Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however, most countries use a different legal construct, such as a [[state of emergency]].

Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts, and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of this form of military rule include post [[World War II]] reconstruction in Germany and Japan, the recovery and reconstruction of the former [[Confederate States of America]] during [[Reconstruction Era]] in the United States of America following the [[American Civil War]], and German occupation of northern France between 1871 and 1873 after the [[Treaty of Frankfurt (1871)|Treaty of Frankfurt]] ended the [[Franco-Prussian War]]. The [[British Empire]] commonly used martial law when [[Insurgency|insurgencies]] occurred in its [[Colony|colonies]], such as the [[1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine|Arab Revolt]] in [[Palestine]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erakat |first=Noura |title=Justice for some: law and the question of Palestine |date=2019 |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0-8047-9825-9 |location=Stanford, California |pages=41-42}}</ref>

Typically, the imposition of martial law accompanies [[curfew]]s; the suspension of [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]], [[civil rights]], and [[habeas corpus]]; and the application or extension of [[military law]] or [[military justice]] to civilians. Civilians defying martial law may be subjected to [[military tribunal]] ([[court-martial]]).