Teto-Justice (テト - ジャスティス) was a term used by Japanese soldier during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the term referred to the martial law the Japanese enacted upon Chinese civilians in occupied territory.[1] The term was in specific used to referr to improvised Military Courts, most commonly created by ordinary Soldiers against Chinese civilians for real or fabricated crimes. While it is uncertain how widespread the phenomena was, it is believed that roughly 5,000 civilians were killed as a result of the trials.[2]

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  1. ^ History of the Sino-Japanese war (1937–1945). Hsu Long-hsuen. 1972.
  2. ^ 关于抗日战争中我国军民伤亡数字问题. Meng Guoxiang & Zhang Qinyuan. 1995.