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Soldiers leave the National Assembly after South Korea's parliament passed a motion requiring the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol to be lifted in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024.
Though it's not well defined in U.S. law, martial law could be declared in the U.S., and has been imposed relatively rarely in the country's history during times of war, unrest and natural disaster.
South Korea’s Constitution places strict limits on how a president can declare martial law: It must be during war or comparable national emergency; the president must hold a deliberation at a ...