The Law of Martial Rule

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Callaghan, 1943 - Martial law - 334 pages

Contents

CHAPTER
1
Martial Law Applied to Civilians
6
The Petition of Right 1628
9
The Petition of Right as Applicable to Soldiers
10
Martial Law in Time of Peace
13
CHAPTER II
19
The Proclamation of Martial Law
22
Limiting Martial Law
24
A Sequel to the Marais Case
143
The Irish Cases
146
CHAPTER VIII
157
Criteria of the Legality of Martial Rule
163
Punitive Martial Rule in the States
167
Offenses Against the Laws of War the Saboteurs Case
173
The Supreme Court in Ex parte Quirin
188
The Present State of the Law
195

Other Questions Incidental to Martial Law
25
CHAPTER III
28
Martial Rule Differentiated from the Use of Troops in the Aid of Civil Authorities
30
PAGE
31
Martial Law and Military Law
38
Martial Rule Distinguished from Military Government
40
Martial Rule Differentiated from the Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
42
Degrees of Martial Rule
45
The Principles of Law Governing Martial Rule
47
Martial Rule Instituted by the Legislature
58
Emergency Powers Act 1920 Compared with the French State
66
Emergency Legislation in Time of War
72
CHAPTER V
80
Provisions of Federal Law
94
CHAPTER VI
108
30 The Distinction Between Insurrection and War
116
CHAPTER VII
125
The Marais Case
136
CHAPTER IX
204
Preventive Detention as a Means of Suppressing Insurrection
209
Other Measures for Suppressing Insurrection
218
Military Control in the Field in Time of War
223
Emergency Government in Great Britain
226
Military Control in the United States in the Second World War
239
CHAPTER X
262
The Proceedings of a Military Commission
264
The Jurisdiction of Military Commissions
265
53 A Practical Guide
271
CHAPTER XI
279
Acts of Indemnity in the British Empire
280
Acts of Indemnity in the United States
282
Statutory Provisions Concerning the Liability of Officers
296
Civil Liability of Subordinates
304
TABLE OF CASES CITED
315
INDEX
327
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