| A violent conquest would be followed by a prolonged period of martial law before the successful imposition of the English law became practicable. |
| However, in areas under a state of emergency or martial law, the gendarmerie functions under the military. |
| It should impose martial law or state of emergency in the zones of armed conflicts and antiterrorism operations. |
| Despite martial law, the troops had plundered many of the refugees' abandoned houses. |
| For a long time, the people lived under a martial law rule that dishonored human rights. |
| Any trial of civilians held by military authorities under martial law would not enjoy the status of a court martial. |
