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The paper examines one of the most controversial legal questions relating to emergency powers, whether emergency powers must be exercised within the bounds of law, or whether ordinary principles of legality do not apply. It notes that In emergencies local powers are often recentralised and exercised by central authorities, particularly by the executive. It considers the relationship between emergency powers and protection of human rights. Emergency powers are characterized by extraordinary concentrated powers of the executive, so there Is a high risk of human rights abuses and rule of law violations. It is therefore Important that emergency powers are kept under regular review and control.
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