1. Definition
Early modern martial law [22]; [2]; [1] (Latin: ius or iudicium statarium/stativum/pedareum/extraordinarium) was a special branch of law rooted in military jurisdiction. It came into force particularly in wartime (War), imposing a harsher form of criminal law and expedited trials for certain crimes (see below, section 2.1.) as well as the immediate condemnation and execution of judgments reached by an extraordinary court of law (German: Standgericht; see b…