Military Rule

Military rule may mean:

  • Militarism or militarist ideology - the ideology of government as best served when under military control
  • Military occupation, when a country or area is occupied after invasion.
    • List of military occupations
  • Martial law, where military authority takes over normal administration of law
  • Police state, where people's lives are subject to constant and often covert police surveillance
  • Military law, the legal system applying to members of the armed forces
  • Military dictatorship, a form of government where political power resides with the military
  • Military junta
  • khakistocracy, where the military regime colludes with the elite and industrial classes for perpetuating their rule
  • Military tribunal

Military rule may also be:

  • When a military applies a court-martial and non-judicial punishment
  • When specific laws are applied in a military context as in the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice by the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)

Famous quotes containing the words military and/or rule:

    “In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
    —Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)

    “Good taste is either that which agrees with my taste or that which subjects itself to the rule of reason. From this we can see how useful it is to employ reason in seeking out the laws of taste.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)