The Unjust Exercise of Emergency powers in Bangladesh and their conquest impact on the fundamental rights : A critical study

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Bari, M. Ehteshamul. (2014). The Unjust Exercise of Emergency powers in Bangladesh and their conquest impact on the fundamental rights : A critical study. Jurisprudence. 21(1), pp. 578-598. https://doi.org/10.13165/JUR-14-21-2-12
AuthorsBari, M. Ehteshamul
Abstract

[English] The declaration of a state of emergency can be a legitimate constitutional method to take prompt measures in protecting the interests of the society in times of crises threatening the life of the nation. But as it entails restrictions on the fundamental rights of the citizens, it must be used with utmost care and as a means of last resort only. The objective of this paper is to examine whether it has been justifiable to deprive the citizens of Bangladesh from the enjoyment of all or majority of the 18 fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution during the continuance of the five emergencies invoked for dealing with ‘internal disturbance’. In this paper, it has been found out that in the absence of effective mechanisms in the Constitution of Bangladesh to obviate the possibility of abuse of the procedure for invoking and clinging on to emergency powers, emergencies have been conveniently resorted to and continued by succeeding generations of executive for purposes other than that of securing the life of the nation at the expense of the core fundamental rights of individuals. Therefore, this paper recommends for insertion of the following safeguards in the Constitution of Bangladesh for not only reducing the possibility of abuse of the emergency powers, but also ensuring the maintenance of the rule of law: a) a list of concrete circumstances which truly endanger the life of the nation and thereby merit the proclamation of a state of emergency, b) the mechanisms for ensuring the effective scrutiny of a state of emergency and its timely termination, and c) a list of non-derogable rights to prevent the abuse of human rights.

[Lithuanian] Nepaprastosios padėties įvedimas gali būti teisėtas konstitucinis metodas taikyti įvairias priemones siekiant apsaugoti visuomenės interesus valstybėje kylant krizių grėsmei. Vis dėlto toks režimas riboja žmogaus teisių įgyvendinimą, tad jis turėtų būti taikomas ypatingai atsakingai. Straipsnyje analizuojama, ar teisėti buvo Bangladešo žmonių teisių apribojimai kovojant su „vidiniais neramumais“. Šiame darbe identifikuojama, kad Bangladešo konstitucijoje nėra įtvirtinto efektyvaus mechanizmo, užkardančio piktnaudžiavimą šia procedūra, kas sudaro prielaidas nepaprastąją padėtį taikyti kitais, nei ji yra skirta, sumetimais.

Keywordsstate of emergency; restriction of fundamental rights; rule of law; nepaprastoji padėtis; fundamentaliųjų teisių ribojimas; teisinė valstybė
Year2014
JournalJurisprudence
Journal citation21 (1), pp. 578-598
PublisherMykolas Romeris University
ISSN1392–6195
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.13165/JUR-14-21-2-12
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Deposited25 Aug 2021
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